Honest Numbers and Democracy: Social Policy Analysis in the White House, Congress, and the Federal Agencies - Couverture souple

Williams, Walter

 
9780878406845: Honest Numbers and Democracy: Social Policy Analysis in the White House, Congress, and the Federal Agencies
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0878406840 ISBN 13 : 9780878406845
Editeur : Georgetown University Press, 1998

Synopsis

In Honest Numbers and Democracy, Walter Williams offers a revealing history of policy analysis in the federal government and a scorching critique of what's wrong with social policy analysis today. Williams, a policy insider who witnessed the birth of domestic policy analysis during the Johnson administration, contends that the increasingly partisan U.S. political environment is vitiating both "honest numbers" - the data used to direct public policy -- and, more importantly, honest analysts, particularly in the White House.

Drawing heavily on candid off-the-record interviews with political executives, career civil servants, elected officials and Washington-based journalists, Williams documents the steady deformation of social policy analysis under the pressure of ideological politics waged by both the executive and legislative branches. Beginning with the Reagan era and continuing into Clinton's tenure, Williams focuses on the presidents' growing penchant to misuse and hide numbers provided by their own analysts to assist in major policy decisions.

Honest Numbers and Democracy is the first book to examine in-depth the impact of the electronic revolution, its information overload, and rampant public distrust of the federal government's data on the practice of policy analysis.

A hard-hitting account of the factors threatening the credibility of the policymaking process, this book will be required reading for policy professionals, presidential watchers, and anyone interested in the future of U.S. democracy.

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

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Éditeur
Georgetown University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0878406840
ISBN 13 
9780878406845
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780878406708: Honest Numbers and Democracy: Social Policy Analysis in the White House, Congress, and the Federal Agencies

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0878406700 ISBN 13 :  9780878406708
Editeur : Georgetown University Press, 1998
Couverture rigide