Synopses & Reviews
How do political appointees chosen to head government agencies deal with the powerful political forces that surround them? In a fascinating and instructive book Philip B. Heymann draws on his own experience and on the successes and failures of such prominent officials as Casper Weinberger, Anne Burford Gorsuch, Les Aspin, Edwin Meese, and Joseph Califano in order to explore the political context of high-level government management. Not only has Heymann written a superb manual for would-be presidential appointees, he has written an insightful political history of the past decade and a half.-Issues in Science and TechnologyGreat help to incumbents as well as newcomers, and one classic-to-be in its field.-The BureaucratIn my opinion, Heymann has written the most interesting book on the politics of management since Chester Barnard.-Theodore R. Marmor, Yale UniversityA marvelous combination of analytics commentary and case illustrations, The Politics of Public Management is filled with insights that are both powerful and original.-Richard E. Neustadt, Harvard University
Synopsis
How do political appointees chosen to head government agencies deal with the powerful political forces that surround them? In a fascinating and instructive book Philip B. Heymann, a professor of law who has held numerous government management positions, draws on his own experience and on the successes and failures of such prominent officials as Caspar Weinberger, Anne Burford Gorsuch, Les Aspin, Edward Meese, and Joseph Califano in order to explore the political context of high-level government management.