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Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

Edited by Michael Lewis, this collection brings readers inside federal agencies through reported portraits of public servants and the work they perform. Its contributors illuminate responsibilities that are easy to overlook, from protecting consumers and managing disasters to maintaining infrastructure, gathering data, and safeguarding public resources. By focusing on people, expertise, and everyday operations, the book moves beyond abstract arguments about the size of government. It asks what citizens lose when institutional knowledge is dismissed and shows how competent public service quietly supports modern life.

Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 2025
Format: Print edition
Pages: 243
ISBN: 9798217047802

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Political Science: American Government – General Public Administration

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