Becoming Bureaucrats - Socialization At the Front Lines of Government Service

Zachary W. Oberfield teaches political science at Haverford College.

About the author

Zachary W. Oberfield teaches political science at Haverford College.

Summary

Becoming Bureaucrats investigates the identities and motivations of two sets of public servants: police officers and welfare caseworkers. The book argues that who bureaucrats become and how bureaucracies function depends strongly on patterns of self-selection and recruitment.

Product details

• Authors: Zachary W Oberfield, Zachary W. Oberfield
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.06.2014
• EAN: 9780812246162
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4616-2
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: American Governance: Politics,; American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law; American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law; American Governance: Politics,
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education