The art of the watchdog : fighting fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption in government / Daniel L. Feldman and David R. Eichenthal.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Feldman, Daniel L. (Author), Eichenthal, David R. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]
Series:	Excelsior editions.
Subjects:	Political corruption > United States > Prevention. Misconduct in office > United States > Prevention. Waste in government spending > United States > Prevention. Legislative oversight > United States. Public interest groups > United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology. Legislative oversight Political corruption > Prevention Public interest groups Waste in government spending > Prevention United States
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Table of Contents:

The watchdog
What is oversight?
Tools of the watchdog
Limitations on oversight
Congressional oversight
Government accountability office
The federal inspector general system at 35
State legislative oversight
State inspectors general
Other elected and appointed state officials: comptrollers, auditors and attorneys general
Local legislative oversight
Local auditors and inspectors general
Other elected and appointed local officials
The role of the press
The role of public interest and other
Conclusion.

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