The Case Against Bureaucratic Discretion
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The Case Against Bureaucratic Discretion
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Author : Steven G. Koven
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-01-25
The Case Against Bureaucratic Discretion written by Steven G. Koven and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-25 with Political Science categories.
This book explores contemporary and historical examples of bureaucratic discretion to describe a continuum of resistance to authoritative directives by hierarchical superiors. Resistance ranges from blind obedience or complete nonresistance to street-level opposition; in between these extremes, however, are minimal compliance and resistance sanctioned by immediate superiors. Although politicians may pass legislation, the subject of bureaucratic implementation or lack thereof remains an area of vital concern. Grounded in administrative theory (beginning with Woodrow Wilson’s seminal discussion of the virtue of adopting a businesslike approach to American governing) and emphasizing the power of street-level bureaucrats, the aim of this book is to expand awareness of the potentially dangerous power of insulated bureaucrats.
Deliberate Discretion
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Author : John D. Huber
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-09-02
Deliberate Discretion written by John D. Huber and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-02 with Business & Economics categories.
This book explains the different approaches legislators use when they write laws.
Politics Policy And Organizations
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Author : George A. Krause
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2009-12-14
Politics Policy And Organizations written by George A. Krause and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-14 with Business & Economics categories.
This groundbreaking work provides a new and more accurate guide to the interactions of bureaucracies with other political institutions and the public at large."--Jacket.
Between Bureaucracy And Democracy
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Author : Franklin Barr Lebo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Between Bureaucracy And Democracy written by Franklin Barr Lebo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Bureaucracy categories.
This study explores the link between democracy and bureaucracy using Japan as the critical case study. The research question is whether competition by multiple principals creates opportunities for bureaucratic drift. This project hypothesizes that policy settings including multiple principals (independent variable) are more likely to manifest bureaucratic drift (dependent variable). At the same time, policy settings excluding multiple principals (independent variable) are more likely to manifest less bureaucratic drift (dependent variable). Variation in agent discretion is the critical effect of the independent variable (i.e., number of principals) on the dependent variable (bureaucratic drift). "Discretion" is "administrative decision-making absent directives from political principals." Evaluating the exercise of discretion of administrators is feasible if one's evidence is primarily from the administrators themselves. To test these hypotheses, therefore, this project adopts a research design based on a qualitative case study methodology. The case studies include four of Japan's ministries: the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Land, Industry, Transportation, and Tourism (MLITT), and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW). Likewise, the role of the National Personnel Authority (NPA) in the administrative system is also evaluated. Research participants include both participants in the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program along with NPA administrators.This study contributes to the extant corpus of research in a number of salient respects. First, this project proposes a different dependent variable in that most studies are focused on administrative reform whereas the focus here is on bureaucratic drift. Second, this project discusses the important effect of bureaucratic discretion. Third, while relevant to the quality of the Japanese democracy in particular, these findings may be leveraged to a larger conversation about the relationship between bureaucracy and democracy in the Asian context and perhaps beyond. Finally, this project provides an explicit policy recommendation for contemporary Japanese politics proposing that greater authority be delegated to administrative agents, albeit supervised by a powerful intermediary, to minimize bureaucratic drift.
Street Level Bureaucracy
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Author : Michael Lipsky
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 1983-06-29
Street Level Bureaucracy written by Michael Lipsky and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-06-29 with Political Science categories.
Street-Level Bureaucracy is an insightful study of how public service workers, in effect, function as policy decision makers, as they wield their considerable discretion in the day-to-day implementation of public programs.
Understanding Street Level Bureaucracy
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Author : Peter L. Hupe
language : en
Publisher: Policy Press
Release Date : 2015-07
Understanding Street Level Bureaucracy written by Peter L. Hupe and has been published by Policy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07 with Business & Economics categories.
This book draws together internationally acclaimed scholars from across the world to address the roles of public officials whose jobs involve dealing directly with the public. Covering a broad range of jobs, including the delivery of benefits and services, the regulation of social and economic behavior, and the expression and maintenance of public values, the book presents in-depth discussions of different approaches, the possibilities for discretionary autonomy, and directions for further research in the field.
Bureaucratic Discretion Agency Structure And Democratic Responsiveness
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Author : Andrew B. Whitford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Bureaucratic Discretion Agency Structure And Democratic Responsiveness written by Andrew B. Whitford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
Structural choices have fundamental and continuing effects on the democratic responsiveness of public agencies. In contrast to popular accounts of the United States Attorneys' "splendid isolation," I provide structural evidence of routes to the national political oversight of the prosecution of federal crimes in the field. Examining U.S. Attorneys' data on the prosecution of regulatory crimes, I present statistical tests of local justice, lone justice, and overhead democratic control accounts of prosecutorial behavior. While due to their field location, the U.S. Attorneys' prosecution reflects local and internal office factors, I also find a surprising degree of responsivness to national political trends, where this structure-induced responsiveness depends on the stage of the prosecutorial process. Together these results provide support for a design approach to understanding how public agencies respond to calls for democratic responsiveness.
The Conditions Of Discretion
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Author : Joel Handler
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 1986-08-20
The Conditions Of Discretion written by Joel Handler and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-08-20 with Political Science categories.
This timely book is concerned with interactions between ordinary people and large public bureaucracies—interactions that typically are characterized by mutual frustration and antagonism. In fact, as Joel Handler points out, the procedural guidelines intended to ensure fairness and due process fail to take account of an initial imbalance of power and tend to create adversarial rather than cooperative relationships. When the special education needs of a handicapped child must be determined, parents and school administrators often face an especially painful confrontation. The Conditions of Discretion focuses on one successful approach to educational decision making (developed by the school district of Madison, Wisconsin) in order to illustrate how such interactions can be restructured and enhanced. Madison's creative plan regards parents as part of the solution, not the problem, and uses "lay advocates" to turn conflict into an opportunity for communication. Arrangements such as these, in Handler's analysis, exemplify the theoretical conditions under which discretionary decisions can be made fairly and with the informed participation of all concerned. The Conditions of Discretion offers not only a detailed case study, sympathetically described, but also persuasive assessments of major themes in contemporary legal and social policy—informed consent, bureaucratic change, social movement activity, the relationship of the individual to the state. From these strands, Handler weaves a significant new theory of cooperative decision making that integrates the public and the private, recognizes the importance of values, and preserves autonomy within community. "A masterful blend of social criticism, social sciences, and humane, constructive thought about the future of the welfare state." —Duncan Kennedy, Harvard Law School
The Federal Civil Service System And The Problem Of Bureaucracy
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Author : Ronald N. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2007-12-01
The Federal Civil Service System And The Problem Of Bureaucracy written by Ronald N. Johnson and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-01 with Political Science categories.
The call to "reinvent government"—to reform the government bureaucracy of the United States—resonates as loudly from elected officials as from the public. Examining the political and economic forces that have shaped the American civil service system from its beginnings in 1883 through today, the authors of this volume explain why, despite attempts at an overhaul, significant change in the bureaucracy remains a formidable challenge.
When The State Meets The Street
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Author : Bernardo Zacka
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-18
When The State Meets The Street written by Bernardo Zacka and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-18 with Political Science categories.
Street level discretion -- Three pathologies: the indifferent, the enforcer, and the caregiver -- A gymnastics of the self: coping with the everyday pressures of street-level work -- When the rules run out: informal taxonomies and peer-level accountability -- Impossible situations: on the breakdown of moral integrity at the frontlines of public service