Max Weber and US public administration: the administrator as neutral servant
Brian R. Fry
(University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA)
Lloyd G. Nigro
(Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
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Abstract
Compares and contrasts the writings of Max Weber and the US literature on public administration on the question of the appropriate role of the administrator in the political process. Examines the relevance of Weber’s analysis to the US experience. Concludes that Weber provides pertinent cautionary advice concerning the endorsement of an activist role for the administrator in political and policy processes.
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Citation
Fry, B.R. and Nigro, L.G. (1996), "Max Weber and US public administration: the administrator as neutral servant", Journal of Management History (Archive), Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552529610105654
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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