Presented to you through Paradigm Publishing Services
University of Hawai'i Press
Book
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
Backstage in a Bureaucracy
Politics and Public Service
-
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2011
About this book
Backstage in a Bureaucracy provides a first-hand day-to-day look at running a large bureaucracy. Susan Chandler candidly shares her experiences while serving as director of the Hawai‘i State Department of Human Services for eight years, while Richard Pratt, a public administration professor and advisor to numerous public and private organizations here and abroad, offers his thoughts on what these experiences tell us about the inner workings of government agencies. Their stories—some sad, some funny, but all educational—reveal the challenges and rewards of public service.
Topics
-
Download PDFPublicly Available
Frontmatter
i -
Download PDFPublicly Available
Contents
iv -
Download PDFPublicly Available
Acknowledgments
vi -
Download PDFPublicly Available
List of Abbreviations
ix -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
1. Introduction
1 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
2. What Kind of Person Should Be in These Jobs?
9 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
3. Organizational Setting
11 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
4. In the Beginning
13 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
5. Getting to Know the Agency and Its Culture; or, Can Anyone Tell Me What’s Going On?
25 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
6. If Only the Boss Really Had Power; or, It’s Not So Lonely at the Top
35 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
7. Finding the Right Help; or, With a Little Help from My Friends
37 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
8. Speaking in Different Tongues; or, When Cultures Meet
42 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
9. The DHS Storybook; or, Hunting and Gathering
48 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
10. Meeting the Legislature; or, Honoring the Honorables
52 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
11. Community Advocates; or, It Is So Much Easier to Advocate Than Administrate
62 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
12. The Governor; or, The Guy Who Holds the Purse Strings
66 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
13. The Cabinet; or, When Collaboration Seems Like…Getting Clobbered
70 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
14. The Auditor; or, Uh-Oh, Here She Comes Again!
78 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
15. The Press; or, The Unkindest Cut of All
81 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
16. The Federal Presence; or, Will This Be Good for Us?
84 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
17. Innovation and Change: Can Anyone Do This?
87 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
18. Procuring Services; or, Hey, Didn’t We Contract That Out?
97 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
19. Lessons Learned
105 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
20. Final Thoughts
111 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
References
119 -
Download PDFRequires Authentication UnlicensedLicensed
Index
121
Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
July 9, 2018
eBook ISBN:
9780824860936
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook ISBN:
9780824860936
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
