Inspectors-General: Junkyard Dogs or Man's Best Friend? Volume 13

In 1978, determined to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in government programs, Congress overwhelmingly approved the creation of special Offices of Inspectors-General (OIGs) in many federal departments. Moore and Gates here provide the first evaluation of this important institutional innovation. Clearly and objectively, they examine the powerful but often imprecisely defined concepts--wastefulness, accountability, performance--that underlie the OIG mandate. Their study conveys a realistic sense of how these offices operate and how their impact is affected by the changing dynamics of politics and personality. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation's Social Science Perspectives Series

About the author

MARK H. MOORE is Hauser Professor of Nonprofit Organizations at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Jane Gates, Mark Moore
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1986
• EAN: 9780871546050
• ISBN: 978-0-87154-605-0
• No. of pages: 130
• Series: Social Science Frontiers; Social Science Frontiers; Social Research Perspectives
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education