| Description |
xii, 279 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
State of the presidential appointments process / G. Calvin Mackenzie -- Presidential appointments : recruiting executive branch leaders / James P. Pfiffner -- Why not the best? The loyalty-competence trade-off in presidential appointments / George C. Edwards III -- First impressions : presidents, appointments, and the transition / Stephen Hess -- Senate : an "obstacle course" for executive appointments? / Burdett Loomis -- Senate as a black hole? Lessons learned from the judicial appointments experience / Sarah A. Binder -- Repetitiveness, redundancy, and reform : rationalizing the inquiry of presidential appointees / Terry Sullivan -- Appointments past and future : how presidential appointees view the call to service / Judith M. Labiner, Paul C. Light -- "Political hacks" versus "bureaucrats" : can't public servants get some respect? / E. J. Dionne Jr. |
| Subject |
United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
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Cabinet officers -- Selection and appointment.
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Government executives -- Selection and appointment.
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Judges -- Selection and appointment.
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| Added Author |
Mackenzie, G. Calvin.
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| ISBN |
0815754019 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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