The machinery of government : public administration and the liberal state

The machinery of government : public administration and the liberal state / Joseph Heath.

"Political theorists are aware that the old-fashioned model of state power, according to which elected officials make policy decisions, which are then faithfully enacted by a loyal cadre of public servants, is hopelessly outdated. The complexity of the modern state, not to mention the difficult...

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Main Author: Heath, Joseph, 1967- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Public administration > Decision making.
Civil service ethics.
Public interest.
public interest.
Civil service ethics
Public administration > Decision making
Public interest
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • The Machinery of Government
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Taking Public Administration Seriously
  • 1.1 Inside the machine
  • 1.2 Beyond discretion
  • 1.3 Administrative power
  • 1.4 The permanent civil service
  • 1.5 Political neutrality
  • 1.6 Liberalism or democracy?
  • 1.7 Conclusion
  • 2. A General Framework for the Ethics of Public Administration
  • 2.1 Preliminary clarification
  • 2.2 Three models of accountability
  • 2.3 The hierarchical model
  • 2.4 The popular model
  • 2.5 The vocational model
  • 2.6 Conclusion
  • 3. Liberalism: From Classical to Modern
  • 3.1 Before liberalism
  • 3.2 The rise of classical liberalism
  • 3.3 The triumph of classical liberalism
  • 3.4 The decline of classical liberalism
  • 3.5 The rise of modern liberalism
  • 3.6 Conclusion
  • 4. Efficiency and the Rise of the Welfare State
  • 4.1 The egalitarian model
  • 4.2 The communitarian model
  • 4.3 The public-​economic model
  • 4.4 Assessing the models
  • 4.5 Wagner's law
  • 4.6 The rent-​seeking view
  • 4.7 Conclusion
  • 5. Cost-​Benefit Analysis as an Expression of Liberal Neutrality
  • 5.1 Embedded CBA
  • 5.2 Provision of a public good
  • 5.3 Imposing a regulation
  • 5.4 Assessing safety
  • 5.5 Rationing healthcare
  • 5.6 Environmental goods
  • 5.7 The three-​step procedure
  • 5.8 Conclusion
  • 6. Administrative Discretion and the Rule of Law
  • 6.1 Discretion
  • 6.2 Varieties of discretion
  • 6.3 Discretionary enforcement
  • 6.4 The morality of law
  • 6.5 Administrative law
  • 6.6 Conclusion
  • 7. Paternalism and Individual Freedom
  • 7.1 Mill's argument
  • 7.2 Bureaucratic paternalism
  • 7.3 The Harm Principle
  • 7.4 Hyperbolic discounting
  • 7.5 Cognitive bias
  • 7.6 The nudge framework
  • 7.7 Conclusion
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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