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Above Politics

Bureaucratic Discretion and Credible Commitment

By: Gary J. Miller,Andrew B. Whitford

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Above Politics

Bureaucratic Discretion and Credible Commitment

By: Gary J. Miller,Andrew B. Whitford

Economic development requires secure contract enforcement and stable property rights. Normal majority-rule politics, such as bargaining over distributive and monetary policies, generate instability and frequently undermine economic development. Above Politics argues that bureaucracies can contribute to stability and economic development, but only if they are insulated from unstable politics. A separation-of-powers stalemate creates the conditions for bureaucratic autonomy. But what keeps delegated bureaucrats from being more abusive as they become more autonomous? One answer is the negotiation of long-term, cooperative relationships - that (when successful) typically bind subordinates to provide more effort in exchange for autonomy. Even more compelling is professionalism, which embeds its professional practitioners in professional norms and culture, and incidentally mitigates corruption. Financial examples are provided throughout the book, which ends with an analysis of the role played by professionalized bureaucracies during the Great Recession.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316565106

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9781316565100

Herding Scientists

A Story of Failed Reform at the CDC

By: Andrew B. Whitford

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Herding Scientists

A Story of Failed Reform at the CDC

By: Andrew B. Whitford

When politicians reshape public health agencies, scientists resist changes and, if possible, leave. Those shifts make it harder for agencies to fight future public health threats. This Element focuses on the tension between scientists and managerial control in the policy process, both conceptually and empirically. It centers on a failed attempt to reorganize the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because many of the gains in longevity and health quality result from the work of public health agencies, public health scientists and practitioners are the frontline producers of public health.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108906699

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9781108906692

Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

Constructing the War on Drugs

By: Andrew B. Whitford,Jeff Yates

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Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

Constructing the War on Drugs

By: Andrew B. Whitford,Jeff Yates

The bully pulpit is one of the modern president's most powerful tools—and one of the most elusive to measure. Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda uses the war on drugs as a case study to explore whether and how a president's public statements affect the formation and carrying out of policy in the United States. When in June 1971 President Richard M. Nixon initiated the modern war on drugs, he did so with rhetorical flourish and force, setting in motion a federal policy that has been largely followed for more than three decades. Using qualitative and quantitative measurements, Andrew B. Whitford and Jeff Yates examine presidential proclamations about battling illicit drug use and their effect on the enforcement of anti-drug laws at the national, state, and local level. They analyze specific pronouncements and the social and political contexts in which they are made; examine the relationship between presidential leadership in the war on drugs and the policy agenda of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Attorneys; and assess how closely a president's drug policy is implemented in local jurisdictions. In evaluating the data, this sophisticated study of presidential leadership shows clearly that with careful consideration of issues and pronouncements a president can effectively harness the bully pulpit to drive policy.

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JHU Press

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1421401711

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Above Politics

Bureaucratic Discretion and Credible Commitment

By: Gary J. Miller,Andrew B. Whitford

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Bureaucratic Discretion and Credible Commitment

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Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

Constructing the War on Drugs

By: Andrew B. Whitford,Jeff Yates

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Constructing the War on Drugs

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Above Politics

Above Politics

Herding Scientists

Herding Scientists

Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

Above Politics

Above Politics

Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda

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