Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Jacob - GoodreadsI found this book very interesting, though it's about a subject that would strike most as quite dry: administering government bureaucracies. Wilson has a firm grasp of the issues, writes clearly, and ... Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Marks54 - GoodreadsThis presents a really perceptive analysis of how government agencies work. The author, who recently passed away, was a very influential scholar on public organizations -- especially police ... Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Addie - GoodreadsRead this in Batten School. Need to read again...great insight into bureaucracy Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Brian - GoodreadsEvery word of this book is true, every page illuminating. Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Mike Henneberry - GoodreadsIt's a very insightful read that works as a good substitute for an Org Theory class. Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Frank Stein - GoodreadsThe best book I have ever read about government. It's a theory book, big-think style, but it's not grandiose and doesn't dwell on hypotheticals. James Q. Wilson, probably the most respected political ... Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Erica - GoodreadsThis book was full of examples as to why the government and its bureaucracy is (seemingly) inefficient. Wilson's argument is certainly still relevant today, but the material is quite dated (most ... Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Joseph - GoodreadsGood read for understanding how various government agencies really operate. Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Jesse Schexnayder - GoodreadsBoth the pros and cons of bureaucracy are effectively presented, wrapped up in an equally effective explanatory backdrop. Read full review
Review: Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do And Why They Do It
User Review - Andrew Owens - GoodreadsThis being a chestnut in administrative studies, there are plenty good, quick summaries that describe Wilson's main points (like this summary and this from a professor here in Richmond. The full book ... Read full review
