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Theories of Governance and Political Economy. PIA 2000 Introduction to Public Affairs. Overview: Review of Broad Theoretical Themes. Comparison by Structure- Unit for comparison Ideal Types The Rationality Debate Governance Processes Dysfunctional Governance Reform vs. Rhetoric. Holland.
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Theories of Governance and Political Economy PIA 2000 Introduction to Public Affairs
Overview: Review of Broad Theoretical Themes • Comparison by Structure- Unit for comparison • Ideal Types • The Rationality Debate • Governance Processes • Dysfunctional Governance • Reform vs. Rhetoric
Holland “Very Impressive, my colleague....but does it also work in theory”
Systems and Processes of Government: Issues of the Day • The Rational Model • Authoritarian • Mobilizing Regime- Party Dominant • Fused- Cabinet Government • Separation of Powers- “Congressional” • Federal vs. Unitary • Territorial (Cantonal) vs. Corporate • Corruption, Reform and the Problem of Efficiency
Ferrel Heady Died August 16, 2006 Strong Advocate of Comparative Methodology Author of the Week: Ferrel Heady, “Father” of Comparative Public Administration. Systems Focus • 1916-2006
I. Rationality, Ideal Types and Bureaucracies 1. Not reality: eg. Model Airplane 2. A kind of Model 3. Deviations can be measured 4. Method: By comparison to the model
Black and White not Grey An Ideal Type Matrix
Shared Characteristics of Ideal Type of Bureaucracy: The Legal Rational Model • Organization highly differentiated • Rational decisions and procedures • High activity levels and efficiency • Power and authority are legitimate • Popular involvement and acceptance of procedures and decisions
Title of Image: Rationality “What is wrong with this Picture?”
The Rationality Debate: A Behavioral Focus • Scientific Management: Time and Motion- (Taylor) • Human Resource Management: Social Comfort-Hawthorne Experiments
“Scientific management is a theory of management that analizes and synthesizes workflows, with the objective of improving labor productivity” Taylor
Scientific Management • 1936Modern Times • 430-6:00
Human Relations School • Hawthorne Study: he Hawthorne effect - an increase in worker productivity produced by the psychological stimulus of being singled out and made to feel important and improved work. • “The Hawthorn Effect” The term was coined in 1955 by Henry A. Landsberger when analysing older experiments from 1924-1932 at the Hawthorne Works (a Western Electric factory outside Chicago).
Politics vs. Administration • From the World of Samuel P. HuntingtonPolitical Order in Changing Societies
2. Authoritarian-Submission to Authority and Demand for Conformance
Authoritarianism and Ideology “Red vs. Expert”
Defined • “Social mobilization is the process of mobilizing all societal and personal influences with the aim of prompting individual, family, group or societal level action”
Party Dominance: “Red vs. Expert” and Interests • Pluralist Systems- Interest Group with experts Have Access Issues • Dominant Party Regimes- defacto or de jure “no party states”. Access Complicated • Mobilization Regimes: Populist vs. Leninist: Access difficult • Totalitarian Regimes: Fascist vs. Communist: Access Impossible?
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883- 28 April 1945)
Bureaucratic Dominant Systems • Traditional • Personalist/Charismatic • Unstable Pendulum Regimes • Administrative States/Organizational Bourgeoisie • Military Regimes • Mobilizing Regimes
Criticism of Administrative Systems 1. Bureaucracy as Authoritarian a. Subject**** b. Citizen c. Customer
Institutionalized Governance • Review of Distinctions
The Legal-Rational Model (Redeux) a. Merit Selection b. Hierarchy- Chain of Command c. Division of Labor and functional specialization d. Administrative work: full time, no sinecures e. Contractual agreement f. Professional or technical training
Federal vs. Unity Federalism- Layer Cake vs. Marble Cake (Dresang and Gosling) Marble Cake Layer Cake
Unitary Systems of Government Geographical- Unity Corporate- Democratic or Authoritarian
Coffee Break Ten Minutes
Ethics and Corruption Debates • May 17, 2009 ... The accusations of corruption “hurts Pittsburgh,” said Mr. Ravenstahl, who has focused most of his attention on Mr. Dowd's attacks. • Impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle • In broad terms, political corruption is the misuse of public office for private gain.
Corruption and the “New Public Management” • Dysfunctionalism- The “Yes Minister” TV Series and Franz Kafka • Corruption and Culture-Robert Klitgaard (Claremont Graduate University) • Bashing Bureaucrats: Bob Miewald (University of Nebraska) and (Michael Barzeley, London School of Economics)
The Permanent Secretary is trying to explain the Prime Minister the concept of "not-true". • Yes Minister
Not Corruption but Criticism The Bureaucracy as Controlling a. The Perfect Library- No books checked out b. Tied up in Red Tape- The red ribbon which ties up files in U.K. c. Standard Operating Procedures
Bureaurat Bashing George Wallace” “They are all burro crats”