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The Journal of American History Volume 79 Issue 3 1992 (Doi 10.2307 - 2080937) PDF
The Journal of American History Volume 79 Issue 3 1992 (Doi 10.2307 - 2080937) PDF
Starting with the literature dealing with ex- Balogh makes a real contribution to our un-
pertise in American politics, Balogh argues derstanding ofthe role of science and scientists
persuasively that "World War II forged a more in the formulation of public policy. His book
permanent link at the national level between complements the work of George Mazuzan
expertise and most federal institutions." He and]. Samuel Walker on the evolution of
then describes the symbiotic relationship that atomic power and adds another dimension to
developed into what he calls the "proministra- the story. At the same time, it provides a model
tive state" in the Cold War years that followed. for further study of post-World War II institL-
Scientists in particular enjoyed special prestige tions, as Balogh notes tellingly how the mOG
in the aftermath of the Manhattan Project, ern state "ultimately had to accommodate the
which created the atomic bomb. Though they pluralist, porous, and often parochial land-
mal organizations, which is principally as- from specific techniques-from operations re-
sociated with the work of Herbert Simon; a search to quality circles - of which he ought to
goal-directed management strategy for redi- have told us more. But Waring might choose
recting communications and power flows with- to write of the social life of management the-
in work groups, which has been most conspicu- ories in his future works. In this one, he has
ously articulated by Peter Drucker; the effort certainly met the objective he set himself and
to implement in organizations the insights has provided a primer ofmanagement thought
gained from experimental and naturalistic ob- that deserves a wide audience.
servations of psychological dynamics, most Henrika Kuklick
particularly those of Kurt Lewin and Abraham University 0/ Pennsylvania
Maslow; and eflorts to translate into American