Published in 1972, this little book left an indelible imprint on knowing the relationship between the academy, bureacracy, the government, and the governed. My old copy was dogeared and falling apart so I went on-line to see if there was anyway I could find a copy of this long out of print 88 page pamphlet. So I found one. It came a few weeks ago completely clean of markings except for a previous owners name, J. Julian Baget. He was a professor in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Cal-State Long Beach at the same time I was a student and a graduate research assistant to the Dean.

In any event, the observations and wisdom espoused by Dvorin and Simons so long ago still resonates today. It was central to a short essay I myself wrote back in 2016.