The ethics of dissent : managing guerrilla government /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Leary, Rosemary, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2006]
Series:Public affairs and policy administration series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Guerrilla what?
  • Bureaucratic politics
  • Organizations and management
  • Ethics
  • Looking ahead
  • Guerrilla government and the Nevada wetlands
  • Making the deserts bloom
  • Attack from the outside
  • Marketing their cause
  • National wetlands policy
  • A crisis emerges
  • Lobbying strategy
  • Fund-raising
  • Embarrass the government
  • Network management
  • Risk taking
  • Scientific knowledge
  • The downside
  • Epilogue
  • First interlude: more stories of guerrilla government
  • Guerrilla government in the medical field
  • Guerrilla government in a national health insurance organization
  • Guerrilla government in radar support
  • Guerrilla government in regulation promulgation
  • Guerrilla government in the army
  • Guerrilla government in a state department of transportation
  • Guerrilla government in EPA's Seattle regional office
  • John Spencer and the reign of terror, 1981-1983
  • Ernesta Barnes, 1983-1986: guerrilla activity wanes
  • Robie Russell, 1986-1990: guerrilla government is triggered again
  • Second interlude: more stories of guerrilla government
  • Guerrilla government in county planning
  • Guerrilla government in the legal services organization
  • Guerrilla government in the job corps
  • Guerrilla government in the department of labor
  • Guerrilla government in the quest to protect schoolchildren from pests and
  • Pesticides
  • A government guerrilla sues his own agency: off-road vehicles in the Hoosier National Forest
  • Motorcycles in the national forest
  • Ferguson decides to sue
  • Will ferguson be transferred?
  • The orv court case continues
  • Managing guerrilla government: ethical crusaders or insubordinate renegades?
  • The harsh realities of guerrilla government
  • Advice from the pros
  • Conclusion
  • Postlude: are there lessons?
  • Some general questions
  • Questions: guerrilla government and the Nevada wetlands (chapter 2)
  • Questions: guerrilla government in the EPA's Seattle regional office (chapter 3)
  • Questions: a government guerrilla sues his own agency: off-road vehicles in the Hoosier National Forest (chapter 4).