
Working, Shirking, and Sabotage: Bureaucratic Response to a Democratic Public (Michigan Studies in Political Analysis)
Brehm, John O., Gates, Scott
Bureaucrats perform most of the tasks of government, profoundly influencing the daily lives of Americans. But who, or what, controls what bureaucrats do?
John Brehm and Scott Gates examine who influences whether federal, state, and local bureaucrats work, shirk, or sabotage policy. The authors combine deductive models and computer simulations of bureaucratic behavior with statistical analysis in order to assess the competing influences over how bureaucrats expend their efforts. Drawing upon surveys, observational studies, and administrative records of the performance of public employees in a variety of settings, Brehm and Gates demonstrate that the reasons bureaucrats work as hard as ... Read more
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Bryan D. Jones, University of Washington "This is a stimulating book. It proposes a refreshing perspective on bureaucrats, who are ... Read more