4 “Too Early to Tell”: Rationalizing Forbearance

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. I AN INTRODUCTION
5. 1 Walking the Moral Tightrope 1
6. 2 A Lurch Toward Autocracy 30
7. II KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON: THE BEGINNING OF THE ADMINISTRATION
8. 3 The Spirit and Inherent Challenges of Public Administration 37
9. 4 “Too Early to Tell”: Rationalizing Forbearance 64
10. 5 Split Lives and External Engagement 92
11. III ORGANIZATIONAL DAMAGE FROM LEADERSHIP VACUUMS
12. 6 Appointees’ Mistrust 111
13. 7 Loyalty Traps 137
14. 8 Signs of Organizational Decline 149
15. 9 To Stay or Go? 194
16. IV CIVIL SERVANT RESISTANCE
17. 10 Covert Resistance 233
18. 11 Moral Courage 281
19. V CONCLUSION
20. 12 American Democracy at a Crossroads 323
21. Appendix A. Tables 341
22. Appendix B. Methodological Background Information 345
23. Notes 349
24. References 395
25. Index 419