A Critique of "Democratic Administration" and Its Supporting Ideation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3571812 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert T Golembiewski (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1488-1507 |
| Publication date | 1977-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1961491 |
| OpenAlex | W4256514467 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 25 |
This paper analyzes Vincent Ostrom's major work, The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration, which he offers as providing paradigmatic direction for public administration and political science. The analysis urges caution as to that theory's status, especially from five analytic perspectives. Basically, attention is directed at the methodology or mode of inquiry associated with Ostrom's grounding of his argument in public choice theory, with special attention to the role of values. The adequacy of major assumptions of Ostrom's argument as descriptions of reality also is evaluated. Moreover, the critical lack of content in several key concepts is established. In addition, the analysis shows how opposite and simultaneous courses of action are implied by the argument. Finally, attention is directed at how Ostrom's argument can lead to unexpected consequences, even some that are opposite those effects Ostrom intends
Action (physics · Argument (complex analysis · Democracy · Economics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Work (physics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Engineering · Law · Philosophy · Political Science Research and Education · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
The Contributions of Metropolitan Government to the Success of Toronto's Public Transit System
Why Bloomington is not in Virginia
Neoclassical politics
Toward a Definition of Strategic Management for the Public Sector
Running Government Like a Business
Some Problems in Doing Political Theory
Economists on the State
Agenda Setting, the “Third Wave,” and the Administrative State
Remembering Vincent Ostrom
Is the New Public Management a Paradigm? Does it Matter
Public Administration, Public Choice and the Pathos of Reform
Repositioning American Public Administration? Citizen Estrangement, Administrative Reform, and the Disarticulated State
The Complex Web of Urban Governance
Public Choice Theory and Natural Resources
Groups, leadership and men
Intransitivity of preferences.
Social Choice and Individual Values
Collective Choice and Social Welfare
A Preface to Democratic Theory, Expanded Edition
Hierarchy in Organizations
The Limits of Organizational Change
Caveat Emptor
Public Administration
The Consolidation of Urban Public Services
The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration.Vincent Ostrom
Administrative Reorganization
Approaches to the Understanding of Decentralization
Citizen Participation
Theories of Government Related to Decentralization and Citizen Participation
The Proverbs of Administration
Administrative Decentralization and Political Power
Morality in American Politics
Dogmas of Administrative Reform
Field Theory and Experiment in Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2026 (50) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |