The Roots of American Bureaucracy, 1830-1900This innovative book argues that the mugwump reformers who built early bureaucracies cared less about enhancing government efficiency than about restraining the power of majoritarian political leaders in Congress and the executive branch. |
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... authorities in England . Thus , legislatures did very little : the General Court of Massachusetts , for example , enacted only two general laws in a typical year , 1761.26 In short , the main power of both the executive and the ...
... authorities in England . Thus , legislatures did very little : the General Court of Massachusetts , for example , enacted only two general laws in a typical year , 1761.26 In short , the main power of both the executive and the ...
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... authority was placed in a single national institution , the Congress of the United States , which , in turn , was controlled by the political party possessing a major- ity of the seats in both houses . That party used its power to try ...
... authority was placed in a single national institution , the Congress of the United States , which , in turn , was controlled by the political party possessing a major- ity of the seats in both houses . That party used its power to try ...
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... and sacri- fice on the family of the author . This book has imposed far more than its share . I thank Elaine , Leila , and Gregory for bearing with me . Contents Introduction : Origins of Authority 1 1 The Emergence viii Preface.
... and sacri- fice on the family of the author . This book has imposed far more than its share . I thank Elaine , Leila , and Gregory for bearing with me . Contents Introduction : Origins of Authority 1 1 The Emergence viii Preface.
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William E. Nelson. Contents Introduction : Origins of Authority 1 1 The Emergence of the Majoritarian Authority Structure 9 2 The Antislavery Movement and Moralistic Objections to Majoritarian Democracy 41 3 The Triumph and Failure of ...
William E. Nelson. Contents Introduction : Origins of Authority 1 1 The Emergence of the Majoritarian Authority Structure 9 2 The Antislavery Movement and Moralistic Objections to Majoritarian Democracy 41 3 The Triumph and Failure of ...
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