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Max Weber and US public administration: the administrator as neutral servant

Max Weber and US public administration: the administrator as neutral servant Compares and contrasts the writings of Max Weber and the US literature on public administration on the question of the appropriate role of the administrator in the political process. Examines the relevance of Weber’s analysis to the US experience. Concludes that Weber provides pertinent cautionary advice concerning the endorsement of an activist role for the administrator in political and policy processes. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Management History (Archive) Emerald Publishing

Max Weber and US public administration: the administrator as neutral servant

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 1996 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Abstract

Compares and contrasts the writings of Max Weber and the US literature on public administration on the question of the appropriate role of the administrator in the political process. Examines the relevance of Weber’s analysis to the US experience. Concludes that Weber provides pertinent cautionary advice concerning the endorsement of an activist role for the administrator in political and policy processes.

Journal

Journal of Management History (Archive) – Emerald Publishing

Published: Mar 1, 1996

Keywords: Government; Leadership; Public administration; Responsibility; USA

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