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Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service
Kenneth Ashworth
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Description for Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service
paperback. Suitable for those who consider a career in federal, state, or local government, this book conveys what life is really like in a public service job. It provides advice on the daily challenges that public servants can expect to face: working with politicians, bureaucracy, and the press; dealing with unpleasant and difficult people; and, more. Series: Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQ; KNV; VSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 365.
Replete with practical advice for anyone considering a career in federal, state, or local government, "Caught between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service" conveys what life is really like in a public service job. The book is written as a series of lively, entertaining letters of advice from a sympathetic uncle to a niece or nephew embarking on a government career. Kenneth Ashworth draws on more than forty years of public sector experience to provide advice on the daily challenges that future public servants can expect to face: working with politicians, bureaucracy, and the press; ... Read more
Replete with practical advice for anyone considering a career in federal, state, or local government, "Caught between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service" conveys what life is really like in a public service job. The book is written as a series of lively, entertaining letters of advice from a sympathetic uncle to a niece or nephew embarking on a government career. Kenneth Ashworth draws on more than forty years of public sector experience to provide advice on the daily challenges that future public servants can expect to face: working with politicians, bureaucracy, and the press; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878408474
SKU
V9780878408474
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99-2
About Kenneth Ashworth
Kenneth Ashworth is adjunct professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin and visiting scholar at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. Among his many positions in public service, he served as Texas Commissioner of Higher Education.
Reviews for Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service
A 'must' for anyone aspiring to a career in public service at any level, Caught Between the Dog And The Fireplug is highly readable yet filled with sensible observations and recommendations. Wisconsin Bookwatch Quite often an academic assumes that a book of anecdotes provides 'war stories' but little insight. This book, however, richly combines real experience with solid advice that ... Read more