Political Science 2246E Lecture Notes - Public Administration Theory, Capital Accumulation, Productive Forces
28 Jul 2014
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Most organizational theory = studies of improving private sector management, particularily large corporations. When saying organization theory, we are talking about our need to understand what people do, how things get done, and why we have organizations. Theories of business management have spread to public sector management. Democracy and fairness vs. rationality, impersonality and efficiency. Public administration theory and practice = struggling to adapt and extend aspects of private sector managment into the public. Classic theorists: effect on the power structure of society of the development of large-scale organizations. Class conflict and alienation were central to understanding bureaucracy. He was influenced by hegel, who thought it was a bridge between the state and society. State = common interest, bureaucracy = medium of transferring this interest. Marx rejected this not will of society. Desire to claw up career ladder = motivation for bureaucrats. He also rejected hierarchy, which would only hurt lower officials, while protecting those on top.
