The Public Manager Magazine Article
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Do It Right: Focus on the Power and the Purpose
When George Washington became the nations first president, he began with four federal departments and 12 employees. Since then, the federal government has added new organizations, but undertaken only a few successful reorganizations. The main reason for this is that the federal government, like all governments, is a political institution. And p...
Wed Jun 15 2011
When George Washington became the nations first president, he began with four federal departments and 12 employees. Since then, the federal government has added new organizations, but undertaken only a few successful reorganizations. The main reason for this is that the federal government, like all governments, is a political institution. And politically it is easier to add organizations than to reorganize or eliminate them.