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Woodrow Wilson’s Public Administration Dichotomy and It’s Practicality in Today’s World |
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Abstract
This paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of Woodrow Wilson’s public administration dichotomy, which is the separation of politics and administration. It also explores the possibility if this dichotomy is even practical or useable in today’s world. It is a subject that has been debated among politicians and scholars for over a century. There are too many facets of government in an industrial nation to be able to have this dichotomy be used realistically. One possible place a public administration dichotomy could work in today’s world is in an evolving third world nation. It is my opinion that in a perfect world this would be a great idea, but unfortunately, it is not a realistic in a modern society.
Keywords: Woodrow Wilson, dichotomy, administration, politics
Woodrow Wilson’s essay, “The Study of Administration” (1887), is about the separation of politics and administration in public administration. There is still a lot of debating among politicians and scholars alike whether this dichotomy is practical or not. There are some advantages and disadvantages about this theory.
Wilson believed that it was needed to discover what the government could successfully do and how it could be done more efficiently; that the government needed to be reformed. He developed this theory because of increased corruption, urbanization and immigration. Due to these issues, he believed that less qualified people were getting public service jobs, therefore contributing to the increasing inefficiency of public administration. Wilson felt that politics should determine what the government should actually do and be decided by elected representatives. He believed administration should be the ones to put these policies into effect by appointed civil servants.
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In a euphoric world a political administration dichotomy would...
Woodrow Wilson’s Public Administration Dichotomy and It’s Practicality in Today’s World |
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|
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Abstract
This paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of Woodrow Wilson’s public administration dichotomy, which is the separation of politics and administration. It also explores the possibility if this dichotomy is even practical or useable in today’s world. It is a subject that has been debated among politicians and scholars for over a century. There are too many facets of government in an industrial nation to be able to have this dichotomy be used realistically. One possible place a public administration dichotomy could work in today’s world is in an evolving third world nation. It is my opinion that in a perfect world this would be a great idea, but unfortunately, it is not a realistic in a modern society.
Keywords: Woodrow Wilson, dichotomy, administration, politics
Woodrow Wilson’s essay, “The Study of Administration” (1887), is about the separation of politics and administration in public administration. There is still a lot of debating among politicians and scholars alike whether this dichotomy is practical or not. There are some advantages and disadvantages about this theory.
Wilson believed that it was needed to discover what the government could successfully do and how it could be done more efficiently; that the government needed to be reformed. He developed this theory because of increased corruption, urbanization and immigration. Due to these issues, he believed that less qualified people were getting public service jobs, therefore contributing to the increasing inefficiency of public administration. Wilson felt that politics should determine what the government should actually do and be decided by elected representatives. He believed administration should be the ones to put these policies into effect by appointed civil servants.
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In a euphoric world a political administration dichotomy would...