Charles Goodsell
Charles T. Goodsell | |
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| Born | Charles T. Goodsell July 23, 1932 Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 2024 (aged 92) Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | BA at Kalamazoo College, PhD. at Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Political Scientist, author |
| Notable work | The Case for Bureaucracy |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Goodsell |
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Charles True Goodsell (July 23, 1932 – November 24, 2024) was an American academic and writer who was Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech's Center for Public Administration and Policy. He was perhaps best known for his volume The Case for Bureaucracy, now in its 4th edition.
Goodsell was a co-author of the Blacksburg Manifesto, written with Gary Wamsley, Robert Bacher, Philip Kronenberg, John Rohr, Camilla Stivers, Orion White, and James Wolf – all of whom were at Virginia Tech during the 1980s. In 1994, Goodsell was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.