Government by Investigation
Author | : Paul C. Light |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press with the Governance Institute |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2013-10-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780815722687 |
ISBN-13 | : 0815722680 |
Rating | : 4/5 (680 Downloads) |
Download or read book Government by Investigation written by Paul C. Light and published by Brookings Institution Press with the Governance Institute. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.