Red Tape - Its Origins, Uses, and Abuses (Paperback)

"Death, taxes, and red tape. The inevitable trio no one can escape. That wry sense of reality colors Herbert Kaufman's classic study of red tape, the bureaucratic phenomenon that all of us have encountered in some form-from the confounding tax form filled out annually to the maddeningly time-consuming wait at the driver's license bureau. The complaints about red tape, Kaufman concedes, are legion. It's messy, it takes too long, it lacks local knowledge, it is out of date, it makes insane demands, it increases costs, it slows progress. It is, in short, a burden and many times there is no measurable positive outcome. Kaufman takes us on an unblinking tour of the dismal landscape of red tape. But he also shows us another side of red tape, one we often forget. Red tape is how government protects us from tainted food, shoddy products, and unfair labor practices. It guarantees a social safety net for the elderly, the disabled, children, veterans, and victims of natural disasters. One person's red tape is another person's protection. This reissue is a Brookings Classic, a series of republished books for readers to revisit or discover, notable works by the Brookings Institution Press. "

General

Imprint:	Brookings Institution Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	A Brookings Classic
Release date:	June 2015
Authors:	Herbert Kaufman
Foreword by:	Philip K. Howard
Dimensions:	217 x 141 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	106
ISBN-13:	978-0-8157-2660-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration
LSN:	0-8157-2660-0
Barcode:	9780815726609

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