The blame game spin, bureaucracy, and self-preservation in government / Christopher Hood.
| Author/creator | Hood, Christopher, 1947- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Princeton : Princeton University Press, |
| Description | xi, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-218) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010031676 |
| ISBN | 9780691129952 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0691129959 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |