Decizia publica
Teorii generale
Material de studiu: Rosenbloom, David. H.; Goldman, Deborah. 1989 (2nd ed.). Public Administration. Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector (2ed). New York: Random House, Ch.1 The practice and discipline of Public Administration, pp.4-31.
1. Tipologii ale abordarilor in AP H. George Frederickson & Kevin B. Smith (2003) Teorii privind controlul politic al birocratiilor;
Institutionalismul clasic
Woodrow Wilson: Administratia este separata de politic Corp profesional al functionarilor publici Max Weber: Birocratia = organizatie rational functionala, bazata pe reguli, ierarhica, permanenta, meritocratica, furnizor competitiv de locuri de munca;
Neo-institutionalismul
Guy Peters si Donald Savoie (1994)
NMP incearca sa realizeze o operatie radicala a corpului de functionari publici operatia nu a reusit, iar pacientul a reusit cu greu. Asumptii (de validat): Birocratia nu este ineficienta! Administratia publica inseamna management SI consultanta fara prima, politicile publice sunt mai slabe! NMP a condus la politizarea administratiei publice
Bibliografie suplimentara
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