Who is Government?
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Beschreibung
'A timely reminder of the quiet dedication and skill of the people who work every day to make this country work' - Barack Obama, President Obama's 2025 Summer Reads
The government is a vast, complex system that citizens pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it's made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone.
Michael Lewis invited his favourite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them. The stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse, saving thousands of lives; an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller; and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best-run organization, public or private, in the entire country. Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind-the-scenes work of exemplary federal employees.
Whether they're digitizing archives, chasing down cybercriminals, or discovering new planets, these public servants are committed to their work and universally reluctant to take credit. Who is Government? shows how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters.
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Beiträge
Eine sehr zeitgemäße Sammlung an Erzählungen zu vielem Facetten des Staatsdienstes
In den Zeiten von DOGE und generellen Bashing von Beamten halte ich dieses Buch für sehr treffend. Es werden viele Aspekte der Arbeit für die US Regierung beleuchtet, von denen man sonst nicht viel gewusst hätte. Lediglich gestört hat mich, dass ein etwas zu stark idealistische Erzählung zu den jeweiligen Beamten der übergreifende Ton war. Dazu kommt es zu extremen Schwankungen im Stil der verschiedenen Autorinnen und Autoren.
Beschreibung
'A timely reminder of the quiet dedication and skill of the people who work every day to make this country work' - Barack Obama, President Obama's 2025 Summer Reads
The government is a vast, complex system that citizens pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it's made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone.
Michael Lewis invited his favourite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them. The stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse, saving thousands of lives; an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller; and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best-run organization, public or private, in the entire country. Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind-the-scenes work of exemplary federal employees.
Whether they're digitizing archives, chasing down cybercriminals, or discovering new planets, these public servants are committed to their work and universally reluctant to take credit. Who is Government? shows how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
Eine sehr zeitgemäße Sammlung an Erzählungen zu vielem Facetten des Staatsdienstes
In den Zeiten von DOGE und generellen Bashing von Beamten halte ich dieses Buch für sehr treffend. Es werden viele Aspekte der Arbeit für die US Regierung beleuchtet, von denen man sonst nicht viel gewusst hätte. Lediglich gestört hat mich, dass ein etwas zu stark idealistische Erzählung zu den jeweiligen Beamten der übergreifende Ton war. Dazu kommt es zu extremen Schwankungen im Stil der verschiedenen Autorinnen und Autoren.