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作者：Anagnoson, J. Theodore
作者单位：California State University System; California State University Los Angeles
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作者：Lambright, W. Henry
作者单位：Syracuse University
摘要：The U.S. government-science relationship, which helped win World War II, put a man on the moon, unravel the human genome, and nurture economic growth, is troubled. Money is one reason. However, far more than funding, the tensions between government and science are about politics and policy management. Many scientists and their allies argue that the Bush administration has crossed the line separating appropriate control of information from political interference. That is, there has been a polit...
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作者：Klingner, Donald E.
作者单位：University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder
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作者：Wilkins, Vicky M.; Williams, Brian N.
作者单位：University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：Are there conditions under which minority bureaucrats are less likely to provide active representation? The authors address this question by testing the link between passive and active representation for race in a police department and in the particular instance of racial profiling. Literature from three areas - racial profiling, representative bureaucracy, and police socialization - is brought together. The findings support the hypothesis that organizational socialization can hinder the link ...
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作者：Lechleitner, Martin
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Kent State University; Kent State University Kent; Kent State University Salem
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作者：de Graaf, Gjalt; Huberts, L. W. J. C.
作者单位：Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
摘要：What is the nature of corruption in Western democracies? To answer this research question, the authors study 10 Dutch corruption cases in depth, looking at confidential criminal files. The cases allow them to sketch a general profile of a corruption case. The authors offer nine propositions to portray the nature of corruption. They conclude that corruption usually takes place within enduring relationships, that the process of becoming corrupt can be characterized as a slippery slope, and that ...
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作者：Cooper, Christopher A.; Knotts, H. Gibbs; Brennan, Kathleen M.
作者单位：University of North Carolina; Western Carolina University
摘要：Many scholars argue that citizens with higher levels of political trust are more likely to grant bureaucratic discretion to public administrators than citizens with lower levels of trust. Trust, therefore, can relieve the tension between managerial flexibility and political accountability in the modern administrative state. Unfortunately, there is little empirical evidence showing that trust is actually associated with citizens' willingness to cede policy-making power to government. This artic...
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作者：Auer, Matthew R.
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：The pathologies of the presidential appointment process are well documented and include appointees' frequent lack of federal government work experience and their short appointment tenures. Less well understood are whether and to what extent these problems affect different subsets of high-level appointees, such as administrators in the environmental bureaucracy. Top-tier environmental appointees tend to stay longer in their appointed positions than do presidential appointees generally, and more...
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作者：Pirog, Maureen A.; Johnson, Craig L.
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要：This article examines how electronic funds transfers and electronic benefit transfers have become integral components of digital government. These technologies have forwarded many of the principles of the Winter Commission, including the development of lean, responsive government. The greater efficiency and cost savings for the federal and most state governments have not been achieved without encountering and dealing with serious matters related to customer service, contracting, collaboration,...
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作者：Shingler, John; Van Loon, Mollie E.; Alter, Theodore R.; Bridger, Jeffrey C.
作者单位：Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
摘要：Evaluating public agency performance has typically been based on objective measurements. However, some researchers contend that evaluation is not complete without considering client perceptions of agency performance. This study supports combining subjective client perceptions with objective data in the evaluation process. Survey results and internal performance data are examined for a state agency charged with investigating citizen disputes with utility companies. Regression analyses show that...
