The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration PolemicThe Case for Bureaucracy persuasively argues that American public servants and administrative institutions are among the best in the world. Contrary to popular stereotypes, they are neither sources of great waste nor a threat to liberty, but social assets of critical value to a functioning democracy. In presenting his case, Goodsell touches on core aspects of public administration while drawing on important, recent events to bring case material and empirical evidence fully up to date. Updating worth highlighting:
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... political process in pro - establishment ways . This tradition , which be- gan with German political sociologist Robert Michels and continues on up through contemporary political science , portrays bureaucracies as inherently oligarchic ...
... Political Sci- ence Review 46 ( September 1952 ) : 814 . 3. Kenneth J. Meier , " Representative Bureaucracy : An Empirical Analysis , " Ameri- can Political Science Review 69 ( June 1975 ) : 531 , 532 , 537 , 538 . 4. Statistical ...
... Political analysis , 13-15 Political contributions of bureaucracy , 128-138 civic participation , 136-138 meaningful elections , 133-134 policy intervention , 134–135 revenue generation , 131-132 sustaining missions , 132-133 upward ...
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More Bureaucracy Myths to Delete | 42 |
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The Case for Bureaucracy: A Public Administration Polemic, 4th Edition Charles T. Goodsell No preview available - 2003 |