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Government at the Dawn of the 21st Century (Paperback)
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Shortly after the beginning of the 20th century, the federal
government entered a new phase -- the rise of the administrative
state. Among the forces propelling this development was the
Progressive Movement, which sought greater government engagement
with and regulation of various sectors of American society. An
autonomous Department of Labor, with Cabinet status, was
established in 1913, along with the Federal Reserve. The Federal
Trade Commission was created the following year. With the entry of
the United States into World War I, regulatory activities further
expanded, and the number of administrative agencies and federal
employees increased. With the post-war era, the expansion of the
federal government momentarily slowed, but began again with the
onset of the Great Depression and the launching of the New Deal.
The colossus that was constructed to combat the national economic
emergency was soon refashioned and augmented to enable the United
States to victoriously end a world war. With the return to peace in
1945, the federal government stood as a giant complex organisation,
with over 3.8 million employees. During the next 45 years, it would
continue to expand in terms of both its principal units and
resources. In the immediate past few years, however, some
downsizing has occurred. This book reviews trends regarding various
aspects of the operations of the federal government during the past
50 years, as evidenced by personnel, budget, and other data. It
also identifies and discusses, in cameo form, various developments
during the period that are considered significant for federal
operations during the next century. Some of these are crafted
innovations, such as mission performance planning and measurement;
some are imposed restraints, such as the Supreme Court's Chadha
decision rendering so-called congressional or legislative vetoes
unconstitutional. Some developments are still evolving, such as the
electronic government phenomenon, and await conclusive assessment.
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