Government by Investigation

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Government by Investigation

Congress, Presidents, and the Search for Answers, 1945?2012

Political structure and processes Public administration Corruption in politics, government and society Government powers Criminal law: procedure and offences

Author: Paul C. Light

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Language: English

Published by: Brookings Institution Press

Published on: 24th October 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 316 pages

ISBN: 9780815722694


Overview

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.

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