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  2. Street-level bureaucracy - Wikipedia

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    The concept of street-level bureaucracy was first coined by Michael Lipsky in 1969, [2] who argued that "policy implementation in the end comes down to the people [(the street-level bureaucrats)] who actually implement it". However, the process of street-level bureaucracy has been around for a much longer period.

  3. Michael Lipsky - Wikipedia

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    The concept of street-level bureaucracy was popularized by Michael Lipsky in 1980. He argued that "policy implementation in the end comes down to the people who actually implement it". [2] He argued that state employees such as police and social workers should be seen as part of the "policy-making community" and as exercisers of political power.

  4. Bureaucracy - Wikipedia

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    Bureaucracy (/ b j ʊəˈr ɒ k r ə s i /; bure-OK-rə-see) is a system of organization where decisions are made by a body of non-elected officials. [1] Historically, a bureaucracy was a government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials. [2]

  5. List of forms of government - Wikipedia

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    Experiments have mostly been conducted on a local level or exclusively through online platforms, such as by Pirate Parties: Representative democracy: Wherein the people or citizens of a country elect representatives to create and implement public policy in place of direct participation by the people. Almost all current democratic governments

  6. Gridlock (politics) - Wikipedia

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    [5] Ethridge presented an extended version of his analysis in The Case for Gridlock: Democracy, Organized Power, and the Legal Foundations of American Government (2010), which argues that "progressive reformers sought to shift the power to shape policy from the legislative branch to the executive bureaucracy" in an attempt to limit the power of ...

  7. Domestic policy - Wikipedia

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    The effectiveness of domestic policy depends on the government bureaucracy (system of agencies) that puts laws and programs into action. In some cases, bureaucracies act slowly or inefficiently, or fail to apply policies as they were originally intended. Domestic policy may also face challenges in the courts.

  8. Hospice, Inc. - The Huffington Post

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    But the flood of new patients with these diseases does not alone explain the trend toward longer hospice stays, or the wide gulf between stay durations at for-profits and nonprofits. A HuffPost analysis of Medicare data found that the length of stay for all patients, including those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, has increased ...

  9. Political philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Political philosophy, or political theory, is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them.