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Figures, Tables, and Boxes | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Mission Mystique and a Belief System Template | p. 1 |
The Idea and Study of Mission Mystique | p. 2 |
Literature Pertinent to Mission Mystique | p. 5 |
A Mission Mystique Template | p. 14 |
U.S. National Park Service: Caretaker of America's Best Idea | p. 26 |
Yosemite, Cradle of the National Park Idea | p. 26 |
The National Park Service: A Capsule History | p. 30 |
Today's National Park Service | p. 35 |
The Park Service Mission | p. 38 |
People of the Park Service | p. 42 |
Park Service Core Values | p. 48 |
The Mission under Stress | p. 56 |
This Instance of Mission Mystique | p. 60 |
U.S. National Weather Service: Daily Companion and Watchful Guardian | p. 64 |
Katrina, The Perfect Storm | p. 64 |
A Long and Varied History | p. 68 |
Today's National Weather Service | p. 73 |
NOAA as Institutional Supervisor | p. 75 |
Saving Lives and Livelihoods | p. 79 |
World-Class Weather Forecasting | p. 81 |
Themes in the NWS Belief System | p. 85 |
The Perils of a Big Project | p. 91 |
This Instance of Mission Mystique | p. 93 |
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Stewards of the Public Health | p. 97 |
A Bioterrorism Attack | p. 97 |
Wartime Malaria Control | p. 102 |
Establishing the CDC | p. 103 |
A Mission in Flux | p. 108 |
The Sencer Era | p. 109 |
The Foege Era | p. 114 |
The Gerberding Era | p. 118 |
The Organisation Today | p. 123 |
Institutional Commitment | p. 131 |
This Instance of Mission Mystique | p. 135 |
Department of Social Services, Mecklenburg Country, N.C.: The Delicate Business of Welfare | p. 138 |
From Welfare to White House | p. 139 |
The Early Years | p. 141 |
Jake Comes to Town | p. 143 |
Giving People a Chance | p. 146 |
Giving People a Life | p. 149 |
A Department of Social Services | p. 154 |
A Delicate Culture | p. 159 |
Building Capacity for Action | p. 164 |
The Department Today | p. 170 |
This Instance of Mission Mystique | p. 172 |
Virginia State Police: The Commonwealth's Finest | p. 175 |
Carnage at Virginia Tech | p. 175 |
Predecessor Organizations | p. 181 |
The Woodson Era and Beyond | p. 183 |
A Paramilitary Organization | p. 187 |
A Paramilitary Culture | p. 193 |
The Less Public Side | p. 202 |
Professional Autonomy | p. 207 |
This Instance of Mission Mystique | p. 209 |
U.S. Peace Corps: An Ethical Enterprise | p. 212 |
JFK Hits a Winning Number | p. 212 |
The Mythology Unraveled | p. 214 |
Sarge Takes Charge | p. 216 |
Fights for Independence and Survival | p. 221 |
The Organization Nears 50 | p. 225 |
The Volunteers and Their Work | p. 233 |
Evaluation of a Cosmic Mission | p. 240 |
Autonomy behind the Scenes | p. 246 |
This Instance of Mission Mystique | p. 247 |
The Significance of Mission Mystique | p. 250 |
Belief Systems Analyzed | p. 250 |
Thematic Mechanisms in Mission Mystique | p. 260 |
The Substainability of Mission Mystique | p. 266 |
Implications for Public Administration | p. 268 |
Notes | p. 274 |
Persons Interviewed or Consulted | p. 292 |
Appendix | p. 294 |
Selected Bibliography | p. 295 |
Index | p. 297 |
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