00953pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001900040245010600059260000900165300001200174362000800186520055100194650002600745773004800771180718b1997   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aLaffin, Martin  aUnderstanding minister-bureaucrat relations: applying multi-theoretic approaches in public management  c1997  ap.45-58  aMar  aThe 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  aPublic administration  aAustralian Journal of Public Administration