The Politics of Bureaucratic Discretion
Educational Access as an Urban Service
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth J Meier (0000-0002-6378-0855), Joseph Stewart (0000-0003-3880-2984), Robert E England |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 155 |
| Publication date | 1991-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111442 |
| OpenAlex | W2328364657 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 46 |
| References cited | 20 |
One prominent finding of the urban services literature is that politics matters very little. Urban services are distributed according to bureaucratic decision rules that result in unpatterned inequalities. This research challenges previous studies arguing that their findings are the function of narrow definitions, a neglect of the political process, unrealistic assumptions about citizen preferences, and failure to consider the nature of bureaucratic discretion. Using empirical evidence from 140 large urban school districts, this study finds that politics is the major means available to minorities to influence policy implementation. Political action can counter the perceived social-class biases of urban bureaucracies
Bureaucracy · Class (philosophy · Discretion · Economics · Neglect · Political science · Politics · Service (business · Urban politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · School Choice and Performance
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From Max Weber
| Unique citing works | 46 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,35 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2026 (35) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 46 |