| Description |
1 online resource (196 pages) : illustrations, graphs |
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Princeton Legacy Library |
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Princeton legacy library.
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| Contents |
Preface ; ONE. A Treasury Bureau or Presidential Staff Agency? 1921-1938 ; TWO. The Development of an Institutional Bureau of the Budget, 1939-1952; THREE. Rigidification of a Staff Agency, 1953-1960; FOUR. Responding to Activist Presidential Leadership: The Bureau of the Budget That Could Never Be, 1961-1969 ; FIVE. The Office of Management and Budget: A Change Rather Than Progress, 1970-1979; SIX. The Future of the Office of Management and Budget: An Institutional Dilemma ; Appendices ; ONE: List of Directors; TWO: Organization Charts: A. 1921-1938; B. 1939; C. 1945; D. 1952 |
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E. 1967 F. 1970; G. 1975; H. 1978; Bibliography; References; Index |
| Summary |
In the first comprehensive study of the Office of Management and Budget Larry Berman traces its evolution from a once impartial and objective presidential staff agency to The Office of Meddling and Bumbling (TOMB), as it was known by the end of the Nixon administration. In doing so he analyzes both its established role and the subsequent changes in this role as different presidents attempted to respond to a variety of external demands. Originally published in 1979. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books f |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Office of Management and Budget.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Office of Management and Budget fast |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- General.
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Presidents
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400867288 |
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1400867282 |
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