Inspectors-General: Junkyard Dogs or Man's Best Friend? (Volume 13) (Social Research Perspectives) - Softcover

Moore, Mark; Gates, Margaret Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871546051 ISBN 13: 9780871546050

Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation, 1986

Synopsis

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 this title

About the Author:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0871546051
• ISBN 13: 9780871546050
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130