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When the State Meets the Street Public Service and Moral Agency

Hardcover • 2017 • English

When the State Meets the Street Public Service and Moral Agency

By Bernardo Zacka

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Bernardo Zacka probes the complex moral lives of street-level bureaucratsÑthe frontline social and welfare workers, police officers, and educators who represent governmentÕs human face to ordinary citizens. Too often dismissed as soulless operators, these workers wield significant discretion and make decisions that profoundly affect peopleÕs lives.

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Book details

ISBN

9780674545540

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

When the State Meets the Street Public Service and Moral Agency

Format

Hardcover

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