In this Book
- Government by Investigation: Congress, Presidents, and the Search for Answers, 19452012
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Brookings Institution Press
summary
Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the investigations at the core of this book were driven by the search for answers about significant breakdowns in government performance. Light reveals which investigations were most effective, and why.
Table of Contents
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- Front Cover
- pp. 1-3
- Title Page
- p. 4
- Table of Contents
- pp. v-7
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-ix
- 2. Counting Investigations
- pp. 11-55
- 3. Creating Footprints
- pp. 56-125
- 4. Making Investigations Count
- pp. 126-190
- 5. Creating High-Impact Investigations
- pp. 191-216
- Appendix A: Interview Respondents
- pp. 217-220
- Appendix B: Sources
- pp. 221-223
- Appendix C: Investigation Resumes, 1945-2012
- pp. 225-248
- Appendix D: Supporting Statistical Analysis
- pp. 249-267
- Back Cover
- p. 328
Additional Information
ISBN
9780815722694
Related ISBN(s)
9780815722687
MARC Record
OCLC
862379477
Pages
316
Launched on MUSE
2013-12-13
Language
English
Open Access
No