Theory and Practice in Public Policy and Administration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6327790 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Minogue (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-85 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/030557383782628689 |
| OpenAlex | W2006727764 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
The complexity of the relationships between government and society, and the wide range of activities characteristic of the modern state, inevitably give rise to disagreement over what constitutes the proper mode of analysis of public administration. This problem of theory is closely linked to the problem of establishing and explaining what goes on in practice; and it is the practice of politics which creates the greatest theoretical hurdle. The response of one dominant approach to the study and practice of governmental activity, characterized here as ‘managerialism’, is to leave out both policy and politics. The argument of the article is that, not only can politics not be ‘left out’, but that political analysis offers a superior approach to ‘managerial’ analysis both as a form of explanation and as a prescriptive mode
Administration (probate law · Argument (complex analysis · Economics · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Managerialism · Mode (computer interface · Policy analysis · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public management · Public policy · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Mathematics · Public Administration
Purpose, focus and voice? Lessons from a curriculum development advisory committee
Paradigm shift from New Public Administration to New Public Management
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
Governance–Based Analysis Of Regulation
Special Physical Education in Chinese Universities
Towards a Framework for the Evaluation of Health-related Policies in Cities
Inter-governmental Evaluation
Political Diffusions under the Conditions of a Spatially Mixed Regime
Forms of ignorance and their role in the joint planning process
Is the New Public Management a Paradigm? Does it Matter
Administrative Reform, Ethics and Openness
Speaking what truth to whom? The uneasy relationship between practitioner and academic knowledge in public administration
Science and Technology in England and Wales
Redes sociais e poder no Estado brasileiro
What makes a city smart? Identifying core components and proposing an integrative and comprehensive conceptualization
An End to Incrementalism? The Impact of Expenditure Restraint on Social Services Budgets 1979-1986
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2025 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |