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Article: Reinventing public administration: A case study of the federal emergency management agency
- Article from:
- Public Administration Quarterly
- Article date:
- April 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Southern Public Administration Education Foundation Spring 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT
This study examines the recent efforts to "reinvent" the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It focuses on the organizational and management changes that have taken place within FEMA over the last four years and places these changes within the broader context of the governmental approach to disaster relief as well as the reinventing government movement. This analysis demonstrates that management reforms within FEMA have had a positive impact on the agency's internal organization and operations. More importantly, it shows that the reinvention of FEMA has also improved the functioning of the nation's entire emergency management system.
INTRODUCTION
The Federal Emergency ...