BUREAUCRACY AND SELF-GOVERNMENT by Brian J. Cook ( 9780801854101 )

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Title:

BUREAUCRACY AND SELF-GOVERNMENT
RE-CONSIDERING THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICAN POLITICS

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0801854105

ISBN 13:

9780801854101

Publisher:

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

18 November, 1996

Series:

Interpreting American Politics

Pages:

228

Description:

Brian J. Cook argues that for more than two centuries there have been two views of American politics: the "instrumental" and the "constitutive". Through an examination of key moments in the history of public administration in America, he shows how the instrumental side are gaining the upper hand.

Synopsis:

For more than two centuries, argues Brian J. Cook in Bureaucracy and Self-Government, two conceptions of public administration have coexisted in American politics: the "instrumental" (bureaucracy's job is to carry out the orders of elected officials) and the "constitutive" (bureaucracy shapes public policy and thus the character of the political community). Through an examination of key conflicts in American political development-from the debates of 1789 through the Jacksonian era controversies and the confrontations of the New Deal-Cook shows how these two views of public administration have been in constant tension, with the instrumental view eventually dominating public discourse.

Illustrations:

black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

Johns Hopkins University Press

Returns:

Non-returnable

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