TY  - JOUR
AB  - Examines the current attack on the legitimacy of the administrative state, and the question of how public administration should respond, in light of Weber’s account of bureaucratic domination. Finds in Weber a political theorist who rejects rather explicity the claim that bureaucracy can articulate and defend substantive values properly or wisely; one who provides an account of why administrators ‐ notwithstanding their considerable talents ‐ are an especially threatening participant in struggles over the ends of the state. Explores Weber’s account of the tension between political leadership and a system based increasingly on expertise and instrumental rationality. Explains how Weber’s analysis offers fresh insight into the current dilemma of public administration with respect to its role in governance and its search for professional status.
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SN  - 1355-252X
DO  - 10.1108/13552529610105645
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13552529610105645
AU  - Felts Arthur A.
AU  - Jos Philip H.
PY  - 1996
Y1  - 1996/01/01
TI  - The contemporary challenge to the administrative state: a Weberian analysis
T2  - Journal of Management History
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 21
EP  - 36
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -