Toward a Theory of Loosely Coupled Systems:
The Implementation of Federal Youth Employment Policies
Elizabeth Anne VanderPutten, Ph.D.
The George Washington University, 1983
Preface
Introduction
Chapter I: Street-Level Bureaucrats, Outputs and Slippage
Chapter II: Toward a Theory of Street-Level Decision-Making
Chapter III: Research Methodology
Chapter IV: Street-Level Bureaucrats in Action - Part I: A Report and Analysis of a Survey
Chapter V: Street-Level Bureaucrats in Action - Part II: Subgoals and Delivery
Chapter VI: Subgoals and Slippage - Three Concepts for Federal Policy
Chapter VII: Subgoals, Outputs and Slippage: Findings and Implications for Federal Policy
Appendix A: Participant Survey
Appendix B: Code Book
Appendix C: Bibliography
Afternote: Herbert Simon, Intellectual Godfather of This Study
Afternote: About the Author Elizabeth Anne VanderPutten
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