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ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM: A VIEW FROM THE FIELD
Author(s) -
Caiden Gerald E.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1979.tb01252.x
Subject(s) - technocracy , scope (computer science) , authoritarianism , political science , state (computer science) , field (mathematics) , social reform , public administration , law and economics , sociology , law , democracy , politics , computer science , mathematics , algorithm , pure mathematics , programming language
Recent studies of administrative reform reveal how underdeveloped still is the state of the art. Although improving, it suffers from serious limitations. Consequently, many reforms fail or fall below expectations. Available administrative tools have a decidedly authoritarian technocratic ring to them, enshrining values beloved to mandarins and social engineers but not necessarily acceptable to social democracies. Here, several current issues such as renewed interest, disputed definition and scope, contrasting approaches and lack of success, are surveyed together with suggestions for a new agenda.