Laffin, Martin
Understanding minister-bureaucrat relations: applying multi-theoretic approaches in public management - 1997 - p.45-58 - Mar
The study of public management has remained theoretically limited. This article tests out the value of a multi-theoretical approach as applied to one area of public management research - minister-bureaucrat relationships. Three models are identified - agency theory, bureaucratic politics and institutionalism. All three models are shown to provide valuable insights into the relationship and I argue that this example indicates considerable scope for the further development of multi-theoretical approaches within public management. - Reproduced
Public administration
Understanding minister-bureaucrat relations: applying multi-theoretic approaches in public management - 1997 - p.45-58 - Mar
The study of public management has remained theoretically limited. This article tests out the value of a multi-theoretical approach as applied to one area of public management research - minister-bureaucrat relationships. Three models are identified - agency theory, bureaucratic politics and institutionalism. All three models are shown to provide valuable insights into the relationship and I argue that this example indicates considerable scope for the further development of multi-theoretical approaches within public management. - Reproduced
Public administration