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100 _aHill, Larry B.
245 _aIs American bureaucracy an immobilized Gulliver or a regenerative phoenix? reconsidering the alleged demise of federal bureaucratic power
260 _c1995
300 _ap.322-60
362 _aNov
520 _a"Over the past quarter century, federal bureaucracies have been affected by numerous changes - many of which were designed to restrict bureaucratic autonomy. Several scholars have concluded that bureaucracy's role in the process of governance has been substantially diminished. When the changes are closely inspected, however, most - including the proliferation of political appointees - prove not to be as effective at restraining bureaucracy as often supposed. Also, because many restrictions interact with others, they are not really summative; sometimes they cancel each other out"
650 _aCivil service - United States
650 _aBureaucracy
773 _aAdministration and Society
909 _a30204
999 _c30204
_d30204