The Roots of American Bureaucracy, 1830-1900
Book Details
Author(s)
William E. Nelson
Publisher
Beard Books
ISBN / ASIN
1587982846
ISBN-13
9781587982842
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#2,373,280
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
This innovative book argues that the mugwump reformers who built early bureaucracies cared less about enhancing government efficiency than about restraining the power of majoritarian political leaders in Congress and the executive branch.
