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The blame game : spin, bureaucracy, and self-preservation in government

Title
The blame game : spin, bureaucracy, and self-preservation in government / Christopher Hood.
Author
Hood, Christopher, 1947-
Publication
Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011.

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Description
xi, 226 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Government accountability
  • Blame > Political aspects
  • Politique gouvernementale
  • Administration publique
  • Bureaucratie
  • Responsabilité politique
  • Gouvernance
  • Démocratie
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-218) and index.
Contents
Credit claiming, blame avoidance, and negativity bias -- Players in the blame game : inside the world of blame avoidance -- Presentational strategies : winning the argument, drawing a line, changing the subject, and keeping a low profile -- Agency strategies : direct or delegate, choose or inherit? -- Policy or operational strategies -- The institutional dynamics of blameworld : a new teflon era? -- Mixing and matching blame-avoidance strategies -- Democracy, good governance, and blame-avoidance -- The last word.
Call Number
JFE 15-7523
ISBN
  • 9780691129952
  • 0691129959
LCCN
2010031676
OCLC
587248969
Author
Hood, Christopher, 1947-
Title
The blame game : spin, bureaucracy, and self-preservation in government / Christopher Hood.
Imprint
Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-218) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-7523
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