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Street-level bureaucracy : dilemmas of the individual in public services / Michael Lipsky.

By: Publication details: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2010.Edition: Updated edDescription: xxiii, 275 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780871545442 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • WA 100 LIP
Contents:
The critical role of street-level bureaucrats -- Street-level bureaucrats as policy makers -- The problem of resources -- Goals and performance measures -- Relations with clients -- Advocacy and alienation in street-level work -- Rationing services : limitation of access and demand -- Rationing services : inequality in administration -- Controlling clients and the work situation -- The client-processing mentality -- The assault on human services : bureaucratic control, accountability, and the fiscal crisis -- The broader context of bureaucratic relations -- Support for human services : notes for reform and reconstruction -- On managing street-level bureaucracy.
Holdings
Item type Home library Class number Status Date due Barcode
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Library (Royal Liverpool) Main Shelves WA 100 LIP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued 07/06/2024 RLB00001139

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The critical role of street-level bureaucrats -- Street-level bureaucrats as policy makers -- The problem of resources -- Goals and performance measures -- Relations with clients -- Advocacy and alienation in street-level work -- Rationing services : limitation of access and demand -- Rationing services : inequality in administration -- Controlling clients and the work situation -- The client-processing mentality -- The assault on human services : bureaucratic control, accountability, and the fiscal crisis -- The broader context of bureaucratic relations -- Support for human services : notes for reform and reconstruction -- On managing street-level bureaucracy.