Public Perceptions of the Administrative Values Tradeoff
Bureaucratic and Democratic Ethos
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6446550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suyeon Jo (0000-0002-2031-7705, School of Government and Public Policy University of Arizona Tucson USA, corresponding author), Kenneth J Meier (0000-0002-6378-0855, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, School of Public Affairs American University Washington USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 630-650 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3298 • E-ISSN: 1467-9299 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/padm.13041 |
| OpenAlex | W4403733851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 58 |
Scholarly debate over bureaucratic and democratic values has been one of the fundamental questions in the field of public administration. Despite a volume of theoretical discussions, we know little about how the general public cares about these two sets of administrative values in practice. This research fills the gap in the literature by investigating the public's views on four administrative values: effectiveness and efficiency, as well as equity and participation. We also test whether there is a tradeoff between bureaucratic and democratic values. We conducted a vignette experiment using the context of US nursing homes where different administrative values (effectiveness, efficiency, equity, and participation) serve as treatment manipulations. Our findings suggest that the public considers different values in assessing public organizations, and that they recognize the trade‐off between efficiency and participation. The study has broad implications for our understanding of ethical frameworks of public administration, namely bureaucratic and democratic ethos
Bureaucracy · Democracy · Epistemology · Ethos · Perception · Political science · Politics · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Philosophy · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Regulation and Compliance Studies
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |