000			01004pab a2200157 454500
008			180718b1997 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aLaffin, Martin
245			_aUnderstanding minister-bureaucrat relations: applying multi-theoretic approaches in public management
260			_c1997
300			_ap.45-58
362			_aMar
520			_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
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a34607
999			_c34607 _d34607