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100			_aGhere, Richard K.
245			_aWatching the borders of administrative evil: human volition and policy intention
260			_c2006
300			_ap.419-36.
362			_aDec
520			_aThis article assesses the utility of Adams and Balfour's treatment of administrative evil (Unmasking Administrative Evil) for diagnosing what Perrow calls the "difficult and messy" cases in mainstream public management. It reexamines the human dimension and public policy context as boundaries of administrative evil, articulating four alternative explanations of evil in public agency settings, one of which aligns closely with Adams and Balfour's ideas. A subsequent section presents a case study that depicts how the Florida Department of Children and Families weathered its recent difficulties accounting for, and providing for the safety of, foster care children. The Florida case offers points of reference for evaluating the four explanations of evil. Finally, case events invite assessment of how administrative evil can explain the suffering inflicted on children in the Florida foster care system. This discussion also explores the relevance of this analytical approach in studying provocative administrative actions in other global settings. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aAmerican Review of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a75736
999			_c75736 _d75736