Organized Efforts for the Improvement of Methods of Administration in the United States

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D. Appleton, 1919 - Počet stran: 391

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Strana 133 - He shall account to the general assembly, and accompany his message with a statement of all moneys received and paid out by him from any funds subject to his order, with vouchers, and at the commencement of each regular session, present estimates of the amount of money required to be raised by taxation for all purposes.
Strana 31 - Never has a complete description been given of the agencies through which these activities are performed. At no time has the attempt been made to study all of these activities and agencies with a view to the assignment of each activity to the agency best fitted for its performance, to the avoidance of duplication of plant and work, to the integration of all administrative agencies of the government, so far as may be practicable, into a unified organization for the most effective and economical dispatch...
Strana ii - Willoughby. 314 pp. $3. PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION. Principles Governing the Retirement of Public Employees. By Lewis Meriam. 508 pp. $3. Principles of Government Purchasing. By Arthur G. Thomas. 290 pp. $3. Principles of Government Accounting and Reporting. By Francis Oakey, CPA 582 pp.
Strana 189 - One member of said board shall be appointed for the term of five years, one for four years, one for three years, one for two years, and one for one year ; and thereafter the term of office of the commissioners shall be five years. All vacancies on said board, whether occurring by expiration of term or otherwise, shall be filled by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council.
Strana 31 - ... are almost as varied as those of the entire business world. The operations of the government affect the interest of every person living within the jurisdiction of the United States. Its organization embraces stations and centers of work located in every city and in many local subdivisions of the country. Its gross expenditures amount to billions annually.
Strana 253 - To do all and everything necessary, suitable and proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes or the attainment of any of the objects...
Strana 30 - Taft expressed it in his message to Congress of January 17, 1912, in referring to the inquiry being made under his direction into the efficiency and economy of the methods of prosecuting public business, the activities of the national government "are almost as varied as those of the entire business world. The operations of the government affect the interest of every person living within the jurisdiction of the United States. Its organization embraces stations and centers of work located in every...
Strana 190 - SECT. 21. For the purpose of enabling the said commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects herein contemplated, and to enable the mayor, the city council, the governor or the general court to receive the reports and findings of said commission as a basis for such laws, ordinances, or administrative orders as may be deemed meet...
Strana 104 - Columbia; to investigate the needs of the several executive departments and independent establishments with respect to personnel, and to investigate duplication of statistical and other work and methods of business in the various branches of the Government service.
Strana v - Institute recognizes to be the task of those who are charged with the responsibility of legislation and administration ; but it seeks to assist, by scientific study and research, in laying a solid foundation of information and experience upon which such reforms may be successfully built. While some of the Institute's studies find application only in the form of practical cooperation with the administrative officers directly concerned, many are of interest to other administrators and of general educational...

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