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100			_aHaaque, Akhlaque U.
245			_aReason, discretion, and tradition: a reflection on the Burkean world view and its implications for public administration
260			_c1997
300			_ap.78-96
362			_aMar
520			_aThis article seeks to better identify Edmund Burke's views on human reason and human nature, tradition, representation, and law, and the implications of these views for public administration. Parallels between Burke's thought and that of the Founders (Founding Fathers) are examined. Also, the reasons for neglect of Burke's thought by public administration writers are discussed. Drawing on Burke's thought, the article presents an argument for the exercise of significant discretion by public administrators but argues that this discretion should be limited by administrative rules and procedures and by a set of ethics that emphasizes prudence and tradition. - Reproduced
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aSpicer, Michael W.
773			_aAdministration and Society
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999			_c35982 _d35982