Seidman, Harold.

Politics, position, and power : the dynamics of federal organization / Harold Seidman. - Fifth edition - ix, 268 pages ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-253) and index.

I: The Politics of Government Organization1: Introduction2: Executive Branch Organization: View from the Congress3: Executive Branch Organization: View from the White House4: Nixon's New American Revolution5: Carter's "Bottom-UP" Reorganization6: Reagan: From the Positive to the Regulatory State7: Amputation Without Diagnosis8: The Executive Establishment: Culture and Personality9: Coordination: The Search for the Philosopher's StateII: The Politics of Institutional Type10: Administrative Agencies11: Advisory and Intergovernmental Bodies: Twilight ZoneIII: Concluding Observation12: Concluding ObservationSelect BibliographyIndex


A concise study of the realities of the United States government in the 1990s.



0195090721 (pbk.)

97026624


United States--Politics and government.

JK421 / .S44 1998

351.73