Full Description
In this timely critique of federal procedures, the authors identify the underlying causes of the current overload of information/paper-work in government and explain why the problem cannot be controlled until the causes are eliminated or neutralized. Using a calcuius they have developed for estimating the "value†and "burden†of federal informati
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Bureaucratic and Political Dynamics -- Counter-Incentives and Other Information Control Techniques -- The Use of Information as an Indicator of Value -- The Value/Burden Calculus: A Technique for Improving Information Management Practices -- Comparative Agency Analysis: A Technique for Streamlining Information Activities -- Comparative Administrative Practices: Three Case Studies -- Management Information Systems -- Federal Evaluation Practices -- The Case for Compensation -- Conclusions: Recommendations and an Agenda for Future Research -- Epilogue
