Understanding minister-bureaucrat relations: applying multi-theoretic approaches in public management
By: Laffin, Martin.
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ArticlePublisher: 1997Description: p.45-58.Subject(s): Public administration
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Australian Journal of Public AdministrationSummary: 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
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 56, Issue no: 1 | Available | AR34840 |
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
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