Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Presidential Appointees in the Modern Era: Political and Bureaucratic Context
3. Politicization and Depoliticization in the Nation's Pressure Cooker: Using the Bureaucracy to Secure the President's Agenda
4. Appointments and Appointees in a Politicized Atmosphere: Distinguishing People from Voters
5. PAS Quality and Qualifications: Anything More than a Roll of the Dice?
6. Political-Career Relations in the Modern Era: "Articulating Society's Dreams and Bringing Them Gingerly to Earth"
7. The Bush Senate-Confirmed Presidential Appointees: Political Hacks or Savvy Politicians?
8. Intrabureaucratic Issues: "Here, Ruining Poeple is Considered Sport"
9. Interbureaucratic Issues: The End of Village Isolation
10. Conclusion and Future Directions
Appendix 1: The Methodology of the Bush PAS Study
Appendix 2: The Survey of Senate-Confirmed Presidential Appointees with Composite Response Set
Appendix 3: Pre-Survey Interviewees
Appendix 4: PAS Survey Pre-Test Interviewees
Appendix 5: Post-Survey PAS Interviewees
Appendix 6: Supplemental Post-Survey Interviewees
Appendix 7: Post-Survey Interview Questions
Notes
Bibliography
Index