{"product_id":"the-blame-game-spin-bureaucracy-and-selfpreservation-in-government-9780691129952","title":"The Blame Game  Spin Bureaucracy and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blame game, with its finger-pointing and mutual buck-passing, is a familiar feature of politics and organizational life, and blame avoidance pervades government and public organizations at every level. This title takes a different approach by showing how blame avoidance shapes the workings of government and public services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In The Blame Game, Christopher Hood identifies one of the most common gripes that citizens have about bureaucracy and government, namely, that no one in either accepts responsibility for making mistakes of omission or commission. In this brief and often illuminating book, Hood explores the diverse and insidious ways in which ducking blame manifests in public life.\"--Science \"Hood addresses how and why government officials avoid blame when things go wrong. The starting point for this remarkable book is the observation that government decisions sometimes turn out to be harmful, and that the question of responsibility inevitably arises... This highly readable volume will help readers understand some of the more troubling aspects of modern government.\"--Choice \"In taking us through the permutations and definitions of the concept and its actualization in the form of structures, impact and possible outcomes, Hood employs a style and approach that is open and engaging. Certainly it is cerebral and analytical, but he does not shirk from using what at times is a matey almost tabloid style.\"--Andrews Massey, LSE Blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations vii  Preface ix      Part One: Blame, Credit, and Trust in Executive Government  Chapter One: Credit Claiming, Blame Avoidance, and Negativity Bias 3  Chapter Two: Players in the Blame Game: Inside the World of Blame Avoidance 24      Part Two: Avoiding Blame: Three Basic Strategies  Chapter Three: Presentational Strategies: Winning the Argument, Drawing a Line, Changing the Subject, and Keeping a Low Profi le 47  Chapter Four: Agency Strategies: Direct or Delegate, Choose or Inherit? 67  Chapter Five: Policy or Operational Strategies 90  Chapter Six: The Institutional Dynamics of Blameworld: A New Tefl on Era? 112      Part Three: Living in a World of Blame Avoidance  Chapter Seven: Mixing and Matching Blame-Avoidance Strategies 135  Chapter Eight: Democracy, Good Governance, and Blame Avoidance 157  Chapter Nine: The Last Word 181      Notes 187  References 201  Index 219","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403748319575,"sku":"9780691129952","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691129952.jpg?v=1730484432","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-blame-game-spin-bureaucracy-and-selfpreservation-in-government-9780691129952","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}