Edwards Iii, George C.

Why Not the Best?. / George C. Edwards III. - Brookings Review, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 26. Global Issues, 1522-3221; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Why Not the Best?, Spring 2001; pp. 12-16.

"Why do presidential administrations so often fail to make quality appointments? Quality, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder." (BROOKINGS REVIEW) This article examines the debate over how presidential appointees should be selected.

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Bureaucracy.
Loyalty.
Performance.


United States--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment.
United States--Politics and government.

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