Government by Investigation

Government by Investigation
Author: Paul C. Light
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2013-10-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0815722699

A Brookings Institution Press and Governance Institute publication Paul C. Light examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the U.S. federal government between 1945 and 2012. Launched by Congress or the president, sometimes by both at the same time, the investigations at the core of this book were driven by the search for answers about significant breakdowns in government performance. Light reveals which investigations were most effective, and why.

The Fortunes of Inquiry

The Fortunes of Inquiry
Author: Nicholas Jardine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 1986
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780198249290

Until about the middle of this century philosophers and scientists commonly held that science showed an accumulation of a body of objective knowledge. This view has been very widely challenged over recent years; but in this study Dr Jardine offers a defence.The discussion involves consideration of many controversial issues concerning truth in science, interpretation of past theories, and grounds of scientific method. The author writes with a careful appreciation of the complexities involved and argues for a distinctive point of view with skill andclarity.

Iran-Contra Investigation

Iran-Contra Investigation
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran
Publisher:
Total Pages: 964
Release: 1988
Genre: Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990
ISBN: