L’échec du «managérialisme» dans une société managériale

The Failure of Managerialism in a Managerial Society : Public Sector Administration in the United States American government appears made for public sector managerialism. The structure has been decentralized for a number of years, and there is a strong strand of managerial thinking in the society. The paradox is that American government has lagged far behind other democratie govemments in the adoption of managerial reforms. The language has been adopted but the practice often has not. That apparent paradox can be explained in part by the American political culture that places a very low value on the public sector and assumes nonfeasance and malfeasance. This can also be explained by the felt need of both Congress and the President to exercise close control over public administration. The problem is that ail of these factors tend to reinforce the incapacity of the American System to govern effectively and have become virtually self-fulfilling prophecies. The Clinton administration is attempting to break the bonds of political control over bureaucracy, but is running counter to a long historical tradition

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