POLI 243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cuban Missile Crisis, American Civil War
4 Sep 2016
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Who is speaking for the bureaucracy and what are their motives: present their own preferred policy options, allison: where you stand depends on where you sit. Outcomes are not dependent upon the individuals but the bureaucracy"s stance and decisions made based upon a person"s position: ex: green backs in the us civil war (govt iou) managed by secretary of treasury chase, for lincoln. Churchill - trade minister, does not agree with spending money on battleships, open up free trade. Moves position to admiral of the navy, alters stance. Actors rationally pursue goals, but these are narrowly defined: maximize utility of single entities, not the overall govt, competing aims. How is policy selected: bureaucratic politics does not tell you who will win, tells you the position of the individuals/ hierarchy. Halperin and kanter: bureaucratic politics entails competition between bureaucratic actors: job: gather intelligence and make a decision.
