Publicado por Brookings Institution Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0815748418 ISBN 13: 9780815748410
Librería: Open Books, Chicago, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
Publicado por Brookings Institution Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0815748418 ISBN 13: 9780815748410
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
Publicado por Brookings Institution Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0815748418 ISBN 13: 9780815748410
Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
Publicado por Brookings Institution Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0815748418 ISBN 13: 9780815748410
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Publicado por Brookings Institution Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0815748418 ISBN 13: 9780815748410
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Publicado por Brand: Brookings Institution Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0815748418 ISBN 13: 9780815748410
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Softcover. Condición: Good. Most people talk about red tape as thought it were some kind of loathsome disease or the deliberate product of a group of evil conspirators or the result of bureaucratic stupidity and inertia. It is rarely discussed rationally, dispassionately, and analytically; most of us rage about it when it comes up.In this book, Kaufman attempts a detached examination of the subject to find out why something so universally detested flourishes so widely and enjoys such powers of endurance. Part of the explanation is the protean character of the term "red tape"; each of us applies it to our own pet grievances, not realizing that other people's grievances are often quite different from our own. Underlying this variance, however, is a common core of meaning, and the first part of the book identifies that shared understanding.The second part searches for the origins of the despised phenomenon in the federal government, and finds the source not in a clique of fools or villains, but in all of us. Red tape, according to this analysis, springs largely from the diversity of values to which people in our society subscribe, from the demands on government to which these values give rise, and from the responsiveness of the government to the demands. In this sense, red tape is of our own making.Consequently, getting rid of it entirelyrewinding the spools, as it were-is a hopeless quest. The major proposals for eliminating it are found wanting in this regard (though there may be other reasons to favor some of these reforms); they may even generate as much red tape as they cut. That being the case, Kaufman concludes that a more fruitful policy would be to concentrate on relieving the worst of red tape's irritants so as to make bearable what we cannot end, and he explores several steps he believes will have this effect.Although many readers will find this book depressing, most will probably acknowledge the persuasiveness of its argument. And some, like the author, will take heart from the analysis on the grounds that relief measures rooted in reality are much more likely to succeed than proposals for improvement based on delusive optimism and false hope.
Publicado por Brookings Institution Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0815748418 ISBN 13: 9780815748410
Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Publicado por The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 1977
ISBN 10: 0815748418 ISBN 13: 9780815748410
Librería: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Trade paperback. Condición: Good. First Printing [Stated]. 22 cm. ix, [1], 100, [2] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Footnotes. Cover has some wear and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on title page. Kaufman takes us on an unblinking tour of the dismal landscape of red tape. But he also shows us another side of red tape, one we often forget. Red tape is how government protects us from tainted food, shoddy products, and unfair labor practices. It guarantees a social safety net for the elderly, the disabled, children, veterans, and victims of natural disasters. One person's red tape is another person's protection. Most people talk about red tape as thought it were a loathsome disease or the product of evil conspirators or the result of bureaucratic stupidity. Kaufman attempts a detached examination of the subject to find out why something so universally detested flourishes so widely and enjoys such powers of endurance. Each of us applies it to our own pet grievances, not realizing that other people's grievances are often quite different from our own. The first part of the book identifies a shared understanding. The second part searches for the origins of the despised phenomenon in the federal government. Red tape, according to this analysis, springs largely from the diversity of values to which people in our society subscribe, and from the responsiveness of the government to the demands. Kaufman concludes that a more fruitful policy would be to concentrate on relieving the worst of red tape's irritants so as to make bearable what we cannot end, and he explores several steps he believes will have this effect.