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January 8, 2021
SPIA’s Gene A. Brewer focuses on the engine of government
Much of the public’s attention tends to focus on elected officials and the laws they propose and pass, but it’s the implementation of laws by career civil servants that fascinates Gene Brewer.
Brewer, a professor of public administration in the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs, is a leading scholar of what he calls “the engine of government.” Although often overlooked, public administrators play a critical role in how well governments function through their oversight of budgets and staff, as well as the effectiveness with which they implement new and existing legislation.