PPAS 1110 Lecture 9: Nov.9 2016

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 1110
• Professor: Karimi Sirvan

Document Summary

Week 9: development, expansion and restructuring of public bureaucracy in western. Background to origins of bureaucratic form of administration: A- development of public bureaucracy: the following factors played significant role: the rise of absolutism trends towards territorial centralization and functional centralization of administration ensuing the disintegration of fragmented feudal entities. State became heavily involved despite the prevalent ideology. B- expansion of public sector: contributing factors: war and economic crisis: state"s pressing need to raise revenue through taxes. To raise money a state must; print money, borrow money from foreign countries, and raise taxes: the great crash, economic crisis of 1930s: decline of classical liberal theory of economy and the rise of keynesian macro-economic theory. Growing demands on state to provide social safety net in order to protect those who had been marginalized. The spread of new deal (the beginning of the welfare. Nov. 9, 2016 state for usa). ex: wsib, raise taxes, etc.