Downs, George W. <br/><br/>
The search for government efficiency :  from hubris to helplessness / 
George W. Downs, Patrick D. Larkey. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  1986 
 - viii, 273 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>The perpetual problems of government performance: if you're so rich and powerful, why aren't you smart?;<br/>Business versus government: an invidious comparison?;<br/>Systems for measuring and managing;<br/>Better performance through better analysis: nothing but the facts;<br/>Rationalizing decision systems: marching by the letters;<br/>From hubris to helplessness;<br/>What is to be done? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0394352130 (pbk.) : 9780075549000 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public administration.<br/>Industrial management.<br/>Organizational effectiveness.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>350.0075  / D7595