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100			_aMaynard-Moody, Steven W.
245			_aExorcising the ghost of the politics-administration dichotomy: an institutional theory of administration policy making
260			_c1998
300			_ap.1031-054
362			_aJun-Aug
520			_aThis article takes implementation theory one critical step further. It argues that administrative policy making is a separate, distinguishable process, not a stage in or component of the legislative policy-making process. In addition, it argues that the institutional setting for policy making has a major influence on policy ideas, choices, and actions. Administrative agencies form a distinct institutional setting for policy politics, and setting influences policy outcomes. The implications of the institutional perspective for understanding policy making, policy analysis, and the legitimacy of public organizations are examined. - Reproduced
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a38052
999			_c38052 _d38052