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050 00 $aJF1601$b.A75 2001
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100 1 $aAshworth, Kenneth H.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79054462
245 10 $aCaught between the dog and the fireplug, or, How to survive public service /$cKenneth Ashworth.
246 30 $aHow to survive public service
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bGeorgetown University Press,$c[2001], ©2001.
300 $axiv, 205 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-200) and index.
520 1 $a"Replete with practical advice for anyone considering a career in federal, state, or local government, Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service conveys what life is really like in a public service job. The book is written as a series of lively, entertaining letters of advice from a sympathetic uncle to a niece or nephew embarking on a government career.".
520 8 $a"Kenneth Ashworth draws on more than forty years of public sector experience to provide advice on the daily challenges that future public servants can expect to face: working with politicians, bureaucracy, and the press; dealing with unpleasant and difficult people; leading supervisors as well as subordinates; and maintaining high ethical standards.
520 8 $aAshworth relates anecdotes from his jobs in Texas, California, and Washington, D.C., that illustrate with humor and wit fundamental concepts of public administration.".
520 8 $a"Be prepared, says Ashworth, to encounter all sorts of unexpected situations, from the hostile to the bizarre, from the intimidating to the outrageous. He shows that in the confrontational world of public policymaking and program implementation, a successful career demands disciplined, informed thought, intellectual and personal growth, and broad reading.
520 8 $aHe demonstrates how, despite the inevitable inefficiencies of a democratic society, those working to shape policy in large organizations can nonetheless effect significant change - and even have fun along the way. The book will interest students and teachers of public administration, public affairs, policy development, leadership, or higher education administration. Ashworth's advice will also appeal to anyone who has ever been caught in a tight spot while working in government service."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aCivil service.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026387
650 0 $aPublic administration.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108611
650 0 $aBureaucracy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018047
650 0 $aCareer development.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86001816
852 00 $bleh$hJF1601$i.A75 2001