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Bureaucratic Politics and Administrative Reform: Why Politics Matters

verfasst von: Bidhya Bowornwathana, Ora-orn Poocharoen

Erschienen in: Public Organization Review | Ausgabe 4/2010

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Administrative reform is a political, not managerial, issue. This study argues that administrative reform is highly influenced by realities of bureaucratic politics. Reforms usually mean the struggle over power between involved actors. There are evidences of patterns of power struggle among and between politicians and bureaucrats. Including contestation among bureaucrats that are responsible for public management reform. These power struggles and contestations explain the decision-making processes for designing and implementing administrative reform policies and shifts of power relations. This article proposes a new framework to advance the concept of bureaucratic politics, with reference to administrative reform policy. It highlights the missing link between public policy and public management reform literature by revisiting the power of politicians and bureaucrats in making reform policies.

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Titel: Bureaucratic Politics and Administrative Reform: Why Politics Matters
verfasst von: Bidhya Bowornwathana
Ora-orn Poocharoen
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2010
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Public Organization Review / Ausgabe 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-010-0129-0

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