Elmer B Staats
Biographic Data
| ID | 712183 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elmer B Staats |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elmer B |
| FAMILY NAME | Staats |
| SIGNATURE | STAATS E B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1953 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tribute to Donald C. Stone
The Changing Public Service
Had I been more prescient, I might have been an elder statesman of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) myself, because I was at the meetings in 1939 of the American Political Science Association at which the organization meetings took place. I also attended the meeting the second day. This I did to hear one of the distinguished seniors at that time, Charles Beard, who made a memorable address beginning with a booming Fellow trav…
Public Service and the Public Interest
A Department of Science and Technology
Ten Highlights for Program Evaluation
We have witnessed in a number of departments and agencies the establi hment of program evaluation units. We have also witnessed the provi ions in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for an explicit charter to the General Accounting Office (GAO) not only to conduct program evaluations but to take the leadership in developing methodology for public sector program evaluations. It is charged with assisting the committee of Congress, the Federal Agen…
The scalpel, not the meat axe
Inflation
Inflation is a signal that a serious malfunction exists in the American economy. Given that this malfunction will not necessarily correct itself, some form of intervention by policymakers is necessary. Price increases in the health, housing, and higher education sectors have caused a great deal of hardship with some individuals unable to obtain adequate health care, others unable to purchase a home, and still others unable to attend college. In a…
Overhauling the Federal Government
Reconciling the science advisory role with tensions inherent in the presidency
The Use of Social Science in the Changing Role of the GAO
The profession of the government auditor has been, is, and will continue to be making adjustments in its traditional patterns of work. Society and its needs are changing, government is changing, and professional work in government‐in this case auditing‐also is changing. This article shows that the U.S. General Accounting Office is learning by experience how to audit government programs having economic and social purposes in order to find out how …
The General Accounting Office Appraising Science and Technology Programs in the United States
Expenditure in the United State for research and development reached approximately $41 000 million in 1977. Executive agencies of the Federal Government fund over half of this figure. The Congress is charged by the constitution to oversee the executive branch of the American political system. The pervasive impact of science and technology on the economy quality of life and international relations, as well as the magnitude, complexity and sophisti…
Social Indicators and Congressional Needs for Information
The second edition of Social Indicators again presents valuable information on the social well-being of the nation. The Congress of the United States, in its appropriation, authorization, budgeting, and oversight functions, has a growing need for social statistics. These statistics are increasingly being used in program operations—in some cases triggering the beginning and end of programs and in other cases targeting funds under allocation formul…
Career Planning and Development
The Bicentennial Conference on the United States Constitution The Shaping of Public Policy—Issues and Questions for Discussion
Impact of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
The Federal Election Campaign Act Amend ments of 1974 superseded the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, but the 1971 act did achieve significant improve ments. While the April 7, 1972, effective date of the 1971 act impeded disclosure of some important information, the act as a whole did significantly improve campaign fund dis closure. Experience gained under the 1971 act also was help ful to the Congress in developing the 1974 amendments; to…
Statement of Revenue and Expense for the Years Ended December 31
Intergovernmental Relations
The domestic functions of the federal-state-local partnership account for the most rapid increases in total government expenditures. Federal assistance now amounts to nearly one-fourth of state and local revenues. The General Accounting Office is engaged in evaluating the success of the many federal programs designed to assist state and local governments and in pursuing the task of stimulating improved auditing at all levels in an effort to provi…
The Public Service - 90 Years Later
Report of the Board of Directors to the Members of the American Academy of Political and Social Science for the Year 1967
The GAO
Currents and Soundings
Administrative Management in Government and Business
The Government Sector of the American Economy
Americans differ in their views as to the proper role of the government in our economy. It is generally agreed, however, that government—state, local, and national—has become the most important single factor affecting the level of economic activity. The purpose here is not to discuss the arguments for or against a greater or lesser role to be played by government, but to outline the more significant ways in which this role manifests itself in our…
The Changing Public Service
Had I been more prescient, I might have been an elder statesman of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) myself, because I was at the meetings in 1939 of the American Political Science Association at which the organization meetings took place. I also attended the meeting the second day. This I did to hear one of the distinguished seniors at that time, Charles Beard, who made a memorable address beginning with a booming Fellow trav…
The General Accounting Office Appraising Science and Technology Programs in the United States
Expenditure in the United State for research and development reached approximately $41 000 million in 1977. Executive agencies of the Federal Government fund over half of this figure. The Congress is charged by the constitution to oversee the executive branch of the American political system. The pervasive impact of science and technology on the economy quality of life and international relations, as well as the magnitude, complexity and sophisti…
Tribute to Donald C. Stone
The Bicentennial Conference on the United States Constitution The Shaping of Public Policy—Issues and Questions for Discussion
Impact of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
The Federal Election Campaign Act Amend ments of 1974 superseded the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, but the 1971 act did achieve significant improve ments. While the April 7, 1972, effective date of the 1971 act impeded disclosure of some important information, the act as a whole did significantly improve campaign fund dis closure. Experience gained under the 1971 act also was help ful to the Congress in developing the 1974 amendments; to…
The Government Sector of the American Economy
Americans differ in their views as to the proper role of the government in our economy. It is generally agreed, however, that government—state, local, and national—has become the most important single factor affecting the level of economic activity. The purpose here is not to discuss the arguments for or against a greater or lesser role to be played by government, but to outline the more significant ways in which this role manifests itself in our…
Administrative Management in Government and Business
Currents and Soundings
Report of the Board of Directors to the Members of the American Academy of Political and Social Science for the Year 1967
The GAO
The Public Service - 90 Years Later
Intergovernmental Relations
The domestic functions of the federal-state-local partnership account for the most rapid increases in total government expenditures. Federal assistance now amounts to nearly one-fourth of state and local revenues. The General Accounting Office is engaged in evaluating the success of the many federal programs designed to assist state and local governments and in pursuing the task of stimulating improved auditing at all levels in an effort to provi…
Statement of Revenue and Expense for the Years Ended December 31
Impact of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
The Federal Election Campaign Act Amend ments of 1974 superseded the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, but the 1971 act did achieve significant improve ments. While the April 7, 1972, effective date of the 1971 act impeded disclosure of some important information, the act as a whole did significantly improve campaign fund dis closure. Experience gained under the 1971 act also was help ful to the Congress in developing the 1974 amendments; to…
Career Planning and Development
The Bicentennial Conference on the United States Constitution The Shaping of Public Policy—Issues and Questions for Discussion
The General Accounting Office Appraising Science and Technology Programs in the United States
Expenditure in the United State for research and development reached approximately $41 000 million in 1977. Executive agencies of the Federal Government fund over half of this figure. The Congress is charged by the constitution to oversee the executive branch of the American political system. The pervasive impact of science and technology on the economy quality of life and international relations, as well as the magnitude, complexity and sophisti…
Social Indicators and Congressional Needs for Information
The second edition of Social Indicators again presents valuable information on the social well-being of the nation. The Congress of the United States, in its appropriation, authorization, budgeting, and oversight functions, has a growing need for social statistics. These statistics are increasingly being used in program operations—in some cases triggering the beginning and end of programs and in other cases targeting funds under allocation formul…
The Use of Social Science in the Changing Role of the GAO
The profession of the government auditor has been, is, and will continue to be making adjustments in its traditional patterns of work. Society and its needs are changing, government is changing, and professional work in government‐in this case auditing‐also is changing. This article shows that the U.S. General Accounting Office is learning by experience how to audit government programs having economic and social purposes in order to find out how …
Reconciling the science advisory role with tensions inherent in the presidency
Inflation
Inflation is a signal that a serious malfunction exists in the American economy. Given that this malfunction will not necessarily correct itself, some form of intervention by policymakers is necessary. Price increases in the health, housing, and higher education sectors have caused a great deal of hardship with some individuals unable to obtain adequate health care, others unable to purchase a home, and still others unable to attend college. In a…
Overhauling the Federal Government
Ten Highlights for Program Evaluation
We have witnessed in a number of departments and agencies the establi hment of program evaluation units. We have also witnessed the provi ions in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for an explicit charter to the General Accounting Office (GAO) not only to conduct program evaluations but to take the leadership in developing methodology for public sector program evaluations. It is charged with assisting the committee of Congress, the Federal Agen…
The scalpel, not the meat axe
A Department of Science and Technology
Public Service and the Public Interest
The Changing Public Service
Had I been more prescient, I might have been an elder statesman of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) myself, because I was at the meetings in 1939 of the American Political Science Association at which the organization meetings took place. I also attended the meeting the second day. This I did to hear one of the distinguished seniors at that time, Charles Beard, who made a memorable address beginning with a booming Fellow trav…
Tribute to Donald C. Stone
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