PAP 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Proletariat, Spoils System, David Easton
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Assess whether the author"s central argument is congruent or incompatible with the notion that politics and administration are separate realms (i. e. the politics-administration dichotomy) Administration and politics are not the same thing. Administration questions are not the same thing as political questions - Politics = how should we do this. Start studying at least 2 weeks beforehand. The managerial practices and institutional values by which officials will enact the will of the sovereign authority . Interested in studying the execution of the will of the sovereign. Draws upon political science, sociology, organizational studies, law, economics and business administration. Set of administrative practices that provide services through a body of officials. People want to be public servants because it"s a great way to make a difference. Should or should not type of instances. Public administration" scientific journal established in 1923. Canadian journal of public administration established in 1958. Arising alongside increasing distaste of the spoils-system.