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100			_aMarvel, John D.
245			_aBureaucratic discretion, client demographics, and representative bureaucracy
260			_c2015
300			_ap.281-310.
362			_aMay
520			_aFor passive representation to translate into active representation, bureaucrats must have discretion. Despite its importance to representative bureaucracy theory, though, discretion has received little empirical attention in public administration. We seek to address this shortcoming by examining the determinants of bureaucratic discretion, paying particular attention to how the demographic characteristics of clients and bureaucrats interact to influence the amount of discretion that individual bureaucrats possess. Specifically, we examine whether the amount of discretion that minority bureaucrats have is positively related to the percentage of an organization's clients who are from the same minority group. We argue that there are three reasons to expect a positive relationship: client demand, managerial deference to bureaucratic expertise, and bureaucratic appropriation. Our findings suggest that a positive relationship exists for African American bureaucrats, but not for Hispanic bureaucrats. - Reproduced.
650			_aBureaucracy
700			_aResh, William G.
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909			_a108666
999			_c108661 _d108661