Institutionalizing Ombudsman: An Analysis of Two External Facing Ombudsman Offices in the U.S. Federal Government

The number of Ombudsman offices in U.S. federal agencies rose dramatically in the 1990s. This study investigates why, despite the efforts of policymakers to force staff reductions across the federal government, Ombudsman offices continued to be established to the point that almost every agency has a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anderson, Bertha Ivette
Other Authors: School of Public and International Affairs
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77953