Download or read book Backstage in a Bureaucracy written by Susan M. Chandler and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backstage in a Bureaucracy provides a first-hand day-to-day look at running a large bureaucracy. Susan Chandler candidly shares her experiences while serving as director of the Hawai‘i State Department of Human Services for eight years, while Richard Pratt, a public administration professor and advisor to numerous public and private organizations here and abroad, offers his thoughts on what these experiences tell us about the inner workings of government agencies. Their stories—some sad, some funny, but all educational—reveal the challenges and rewards of public service.