Public administration and democracy : the complementarity principle / Anthony M. Bertelli, Lindsey J. Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bertelli, Anthony Michael, author.

Schwartz, Lindsey J., author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in public and nonprofit administration, 2515-4303.

Cambridge elements. Elements in public and nonprofit administration, 2515-4303

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (71 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This Element argues for a complementarity principle - governance values should complement political values - as a guide for designing the structures and procedures of public administration. It argues that the value-congruity inherent in the complementarity principle is indispensable to administrative responsibility. It identifies several core democratic values and critically assesses systems of collaborative governance, representative bureaucracy, and participatory policymaking in light of those values. It shows that the complementarity principle, applied to these different designs, facilitates administrative responsibility by making the structures themselves more consistent with democratic principles without compromising their aims. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Contents:

1. Introduction; 2. The argument of complementarity; 3. Responsible policy work; 4. The consequences of irresponsible policy work; 5. The consequences of non-fidelitous representation; 6. How does the complexity principle function?; 7. Conclusion; References.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Dec 2022).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009217620

1009217623

9781009217644

100921764X

9781009217613

1009217615

OCLC:

1492943932

Access Restriction:

Open Access. Unrestricted online access