Public Administration,
Journal Year:
1992,
Volume and Issue:
70(3), P. 333 - 357
Published: Sept. 1, 1992
The
debate
in
the
UK
on
reform
of
local
government
structure
is
poorly
informed
by
empirical
evidence.
This
article
bridges
part
gap
drawing
upon
analyses
structural
effects
USA.
Two
main
dimensions
are
outlined:
fragmentation
and
concentration,
both
which
can
vary
vertically
horizontally.
Fourteen
hypotheses
identified
categorized
as
technical,
competitive
political
effects.
evidence
from
USA
suggests
that
associated
with
lower
spending
concentration
higher
spending.
implications
for
analysed.
It
concluded
creation
a
single‐tier
system
may
not
lead
to
greater
efficiency,
advantages
two‐tier
have
been
underestimated.
American Political Science Review,
Journal Year:
1983,
Volume and Issue:
78(3), P. 734 - 749
Published: Dec. 1, 1983
Contemporary
theories
of
politics
tend
to
portray
as
a
reflection
society,
political
phenomena
the
aggregate
consequences
individual
behavior,
action
result
choices
based
on
calculated
self-interest,
history
efficient
in
reaching
unique
and
appropriate
outcomes,
decision
making
allocation
resources
central
foci
life.
Some
recent
theoretical
thought
science,
however,
blends
elements
these
styles
into
an
older
concern
with
institutions.
This
new
institutionalism
emphasizes
relative
autonomy
institutions,
possibilities
for
inefficiency
history,
importance
symbolic
understanding
politics.
Such
ideas
have
reasonable
empirical
basis,
but
they
are
not
characterized
by
powerful
forms.
directions
research
may,
be
identified
institutionalist
conceptions
order.
Public Administration Review,
Journal Year:
2007,
Volume and Issue:
67(6), P. 1059 - 1066
Published: Nov. 1, 2007
In
this
article,
the
authors
discuss
“whole‐of‐government”
initiatives
as
a
reaction
to
negative
effects
of
New
Public
Management
reforms
such
structural
devolution,
“single‐purpose
organizations,”
and
performance
management
but
also
more
insecure
world.
The
examine
what
is
meant
by
approach
explore
how
concept
might
be
interpreted
in
analytical
terms.
contrasted
with
cultural
perspective
myth‐based
perspective.
Finally,
results,
experiences,
lessons
from
whole‐of‐government
movement
are
discussed.
Taylor & Francis eBooks,
Journal Year:
1941,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 1941
Part
I:
The
Conceptual
Challenge
of
European
Governance
Chapter
1.
Introduction:
Network
governance
in
the
Union
Rainer
Eising
and
Beate
Kohler-Koch
2.
evolution
transformation
II:
Transformation
Governance:
Variations
on
a
Theme
3.
environmental
Andrea
Lenschow
4.
Regulating
genetic
engineering
Union:
post-structuralist
perspective
Herbert
Gottweis
5.
social
policy:
towards
multi-level
multi-actor
Gerda
Falkner
6.
Economic
Monetary
Europe:
Kenneth
Dyson
7.
Planes,
trains,
automobiles:
transport
Mark
Aspinwall
8.
professional
services
sector:
case
market
integration
'by
back
door'?
Jill
Lovecy
III:
National
Patterns
9.
patterns
under
siege:
impact
Vivien
Schmidt
10.
Business,
structures
EU:
Denmark
Niels
Chr.
Sidenius
11.
Perceptions
Greek
state
retreat:
implementing
policy
change
against
policy-making
persistence
George
Pagoulatos
12.
Reshuffling
power.
liberalisation
EU
electricity
markets
its
German
regime
IV:
Theoretical,
Normative,
Comparative
Perspectives
13.
Defending
autonomy:
intergovernmental
Klaus-Dieter
Wolf
14.
Government,
governance,
governmentality:
understanding
as
project
universalism
Thomas
O.
Hueglin
15.
Union.
A
comparative
assessment
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory,
Journal Year:
2005,
Volume and Issue:
16(1), P. 1 - 24
Published: March 1, 2005
This
article
questions
the
fashionable
ideas
that
bureaucratic
organization
is
an
obsolescent,
undesirable,
and
non-viable
form
of
administration
there
inevitable
irreversible
paradigmatic
shift
towards
market-
or
network-organization.
In
contrast,
paper
argues
contemporary
democracies
are
involved
in
another
round
a
perennial
debate
ideological
struggle
over
what
desirable
forms
government:
is,
institutional
identities
balances.
The
argument
not
panacea
answer
to
all
challenges
public
administration.
Rather,
part
repertoire
overlapping,
supplementary,
competing
coexisting
democracies,
so
market-organization
Rediscovering
Weber's
analysis
organization,
then,
enriches
our
understanding
particular
true
when
we
(a)
include
bureaucracy
as
institution,
only
instrument;
(b)
look
at
empirical
studies
their
time
context,
ideal-types
predictions;
(c)
take
into
account
political
normative
order
of,
internal
characteristics
"the
bureau."
Oxford University Press eBooks,
Journal Year:
2009,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 3 - 20
Published: Sept. 2, 2009
Abstract
This
article
expands
on
ideas
that
were
presented
over
two
decades
ago
in
the
‘The
New
Institutionalism:
Organizational
Factors
Political
Life’.
Here,
some
theoretical
suggested
clarify
certain
aspects
of
role
institutions
political
life.
aims
to
continue
elaborating
aforementioned
article,
and
does
not
try
replace
more
comprehensive
reviews
different
institutionalisms,
their
comparative
advantages,
controversies
field.
Public Organization Review,
Journal Year:
2010,
Volume and Issue:
11(4), P. 407 - 423
Published: Oct. 6, 2010
This
article
provides
a
greater
understanding
of
hybrid
public
administration.
Different
generations
sector
reforms
have
accentuated
and
complex
features
organizations,
resulting
in
multiple-layer
structural
cultural
features.
The
covers
the
following
research
questions:
1)
how
can
we
interpret
increasing
tendency
towards
administration
terms
transformative
approach;
2)
is
developing
out
attempts
to
balance
NPM
post-NPM?;
3)
understand
major
mechanisms
producing
hybridity
modern
reform?
case
focus
on
reform
Norwegian
welfare
