Richard D White
Biographic Data
| ID | 3894071 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard D White |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard D |
| FAMILY NAME | White |
| SIGNATURE | WHITE R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Louisiana State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Tale of Two Bureaucrats: Joseph Nourse, Oliver Wolcott Jr., and the Forerunners of American Public Administration
An examination of the careers of two of George Washington's early bureaucrats— Joseph Nourse and Oliver Wolcott—deepens our understanding of the evolution of the American bureaucratic state and its mix of career employees and political appointees. In a career spanning 52 years, Nourse, the first register of the treasury, resembles the nonpartisan merit-based civil servant who spends an entire career in public service. Wolcott, the treasury's firs…
George Tenet and the Last Great Days of the CIA
George Tenet served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997 to 2004, an intense period spanning the administrations of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and covering the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Few other central intelligence directors have served for so long, so energetically, or amid so much controversy. This profile examines the steep trajectory of Tenet’s career, his response to the al‐Qa…
Where Corruption Lives
This comprehensive global survey of official corruption in governance links theoretical perspectives to common practices found throughout the world. Ranging from liberal democracies to autocracies, the authors explore initiatives being taken by national governments and international organizations to combat and reduce corrupt practices
Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner: Linking the Influence and Development of a Modern Administrative President
From 1889 to 1895, Theodore Roosevelt served as United States Civil Service Commissioner. Because historians often overlook this period of Roosevelt’s public career, several interrelated questions remain unanswered. First, what influence did Roosevelt’s tenure as Commissioner have on the early civil service reform movement; second, what influence did his Commission years have upon the Roosevelt presidency a decade later; and third, what influence…
George Tenet and the Last Great Days of the CIA
George Tenet served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997 to 2004, an intense period spanning the administrations of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and covering the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Few other central intelligence directors have served for so long, so energetically, or amid so much controversy. This profile examines the steep trajectory of Tenet’s career, his response to the al‐Qa…
Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner: Linking the Influence and Development of a Modern Administrative President
From 1889 to 1895, Theodore Roosevelt served as United States Civil Service Commissioner. Because historians often overlook this period of Roosevelt’s public career, several interrelated questions remain unanswered. First, what influence did Roosevelt’s tenure as Commissioner have on the early civil service reform movement; second, what influence did his Commission years have upon the Roosevelt presidency a decade later; and third, what influence…
Where Corruption Lives
This comprehensive global survey of official corruption in governance links theoretical perspectives to common practices found throughout the world. Ranging from liberal democracies to autocracies, the authors explore initiatives being taken by national governments and international organizations to combat and reduce corrupt practices
A Tale of Two Bureaucrats: Joseph Nourse, Oliver Wolcott Jr., and the Forerunners of American Public Administration
An examination of the careers of two of George Washington's early bureaucrats— Joseph Nourse and Oliver Wolcott—deepens our understanding of the evolution of the American bureaucratic state and its mix of career employees and political appointees. In a career spanning 52 years, Nourse, the first register of the treasury, resembles the nonpartisan merit-based civil servant who spends an entire career in public service. Wolcott, the treasury's firs…
George Tenet and the Last Great Days of the CIA
George Tenet served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997 to 2004, an intense period spanning the administrations of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and covering the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Few other central intelligence directors have served for so long, so energetically, or amid so much controversy. This profile examines the steep trajectory of Tenet’s career, his response to the al‐Qa…
Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Civil service (2 works) · Language change (2 works) · Management (2 works) · Politics (2 works)