Honest Numbers and Democracy - Social Policy Analysis in White House, Congress, Federal Agencies

Informationen zum Autor Walter Williams is professor emeritus at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs! University of Washington and a frequent contributor to the editorial pages of newspapers across the country. Klappentext Drawing heavily on candid off-the-record interviews with political executives! career civil servants! elected officials and Washington-based journalists! the author documents the steady deformation of social policy analysis under the pressure of ideological politics waged by both the executive and legislative branches. Zusammenfassung Drawing heavily on candid off-the-record interviews with political executives! career civil servants! elected officials and Washington-based journalists! the author documents the steady deformation of social policy analysis under the pressure of ideological politics waged by both the executive and legislative branches.

Product details

• Authors: Walter Williams, Williams Walter
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9780878406845
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-684-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Finance, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Central / national / federal government policies, Public finance, Central government policies, Public finance and taxation, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects