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100			_aBarth Thomas J.
245			_aConstitutional subordinate autonomy - serving multiple masters : a normative theory in practice
362			_a25(2) Aug 93, p.160-82
520			_aThis article explores Rohr's concept of constitutional subordinate autonomy: public administrators exercising discretion to maintain the constitutional balance of powers among the three branches. Indepth interviews with mid-level administrators representing nine federal organisations provide rich illustrations that reveal the usefulness and limitations of this concept. The article concludes that although average administrators may not explicitly think of their role in constitutional terms, the concept of subordinate autonomy is relevant to examples from their careers where they have exercised discretion. Furthermore, the thinking about the role of the public administrator that both ligitimizes and provides a
650			_a Leadership
650			_a Bureaucracy
650			_aPublic Administration
773			_aAdministration and Society
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