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Since then his stress on the relative autonomy of professionals has been complemented by the insight that they are working in a micro. Streetlevel bureaucracy slb is a sociological theory that seeks to explain the working practices and beliefs of frontline workers in public services and the ways in which they enact public policy in their routine work. First published in 1980, streetlevel bureaucracy received critical acclaim for its insightful study of how public service workers, in. It is a wideranging book that traces the conflicts between global power and local action. Equality the social contract citizens rights to certain. First published in 1980, streetlevel bureaucracy received critical acclaim for its insightful study of how public service workers, in effect, function as polic. Buy streetlevel bureaucracy, 30th anniversary edition. This expanded edition of streetlevel bureaucracy underscores that, despite its challenging nature, streetlevel work can be made to conform to higher expectations of public service. Oxford university press introduction the publication in 2010 of the 30th anniversary edition of lipskys 1980 book, streetlevel bureaucracy. By emphasizing streetlevel bureaucracy as the ground floor of government, peter hupe and his collaborators have provided a number of. When combined with substantial discretionary authority and the requirement to interpret policy on a casebycase basis, the difference between government policy in. Streetlevel bureaucracy is an insightful study of how public service workers, in effect, function as policy decision makers, as they wield their considerable discretion in the daytoday implementation of public programs. Dilemmas of the individual in public service kindle edition by lipsky, michael. First published in 1980, streetlevel bureaucracy received critical acclaim for its insightful study of how public service workers, wielding considerable discretion in how to execute their jobs, function as policy decisionmakers.
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