PAD-3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
13 Oct 2016
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Chapter 5 reading notes: politics and public administration. Gave position based on political connections not competency: pendleton civil service act of 1883. Bipartisan civil service commission: creating a more businesslike government. Previously conduct was valued over efficacy: woodrow wilson and the science of public administration. Movement towards creating a separate sphere for public administration. Reality of bureaucratic politics: 19th century. Government provides what is not on the free market: 20th century. Welfare state and providing for general welfare of citizens: politics cannot be always separate, breaking the dichotomy. Pluralistic government with many factors influencing policy. The struggle for money with struggles over values: avoiding enemies may lead to placating, street level bureaucrats. Large influence on the lives of citizens. Checking bureaucratic discretion: response to increasing demand for services, administrative law. Ultimately dictates what public organizations can and can"t do: the executive branch"s futile efforts. Appointment often based on ideologies over skill.
