The politics of presidential appointments : political control and bureaucratic performance / David E. Lewis.

Contents Politicization in theory and practice -- The nature and history of the modern personnel system -- Why, when, and where do presidents politicize the bureaucracy? -- The pattern of politicization : a quantitative overview -- The pattern of politicization : a closer quantitative analysis -- Politicization and performance : the case of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Politicization and performance : the larger pattern -- Learning the lessons of politicization.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-281) and index.
LCCN 2007038761
ISBN9780691133423 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0691133425 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780691135441 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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