Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Organizational Theory, Primary And Secondary Legislation, Public Law
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The delegation of admin powers decision-making powers: a tool for better public performance. In most of these countries there is still a concentration of decision making responsibilities at the top of the hierarchy in ministries and other public institutions. To add there is also the crisis in politico-administrative relations that has been conductive to a long lasting lack of trust between politicians and civil servants in many countries. As a result politicians are in general loath to delegate admin decision- making powers to the state administration. In organisational theory the essential principles for admin organisation are efficiency, effectiveness, economy, adequate distribution of work and responsibilities (competency), internal and external co-ordination and co-operation. A few constitutions of these nations state that the government directs the administration. However, one problem is that the prevailing culture is based on command and control (verticalism) and makes it not easy to translate constitutional principles into real administrative practice.
