Workways of governance [electronic resource] : monitoring our government's health / Roger H. Davidson, editor

Title	Workways of governance [electronic resource] : monitoring our government's health / Roger H. Davidson, editor
Imprint	Washington, D.C. : Governance Institute : Brookings Institution Press, c2003
Connect to	http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=91993
Descript	xiv, 177 p

CONTENT

Toward regular assessment of national governmental institutions / Roger H. Davidson -- House of representatives: managing legislative complexity / Roger H. Davidson -- Senate: does it deliberate? Can it act? / Sarah A. Binder -- President's advisory system: its capacity for governance / Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Karen M. Hult -- Measuring the health of the federal public service / Paul C. Light -- Toward optimal judicial workways / Frank M. Coffin, Robert A. Katzmann -- Conclusion: How do we get there from here? / Roger H. Davidson -- Appendixes: -- A. Institutional checkup for the House of Representatives -- B. Institutional checkup for the Senate -- C. Perceived obstacles to performance: judges' questionnaire and responses

SUBJECT

United States. Congress -- Evaluation
Administrative agencies -- United States -- Evaluation
Courts -- United States -- Evaluation
Electronic books.