The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration
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The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration is a seminal work in public administration theory that critiques traditional bureaucratic models and advances a polycentric, democratic approach to governance.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration Context triple: [Vincent Ostrom, notableWork, The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration]
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A.
Coping: Essays on the Practice of Government
Coping: Essays on the Practice of Government is a collection of essays by Daniel Patrick Moynihan analyzing the challenges, limitations, and practical realities of modern democratic governance and public policy.
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B.
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
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C.
Redesigning the Public Sector
"Redesigning the Public Sector" is a book by economist Vicky Pryce that examines how to reform and modernize government services to improve efficiency, accountability, and outcomes.
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D.
The Mechanisms of Governance
The Mechanisms of Governance is a seminal book by economist Oliver E. Williamson that develops and applies transaction cost economics to explain how different organizational and contractual arrangements structure economic activity.
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E.
Governing the Present: Administering Economic, Social and Personal Life
"Governing the Present: Administering Economic, Social and Personal Life" is a scholarly book by Nikolas Rose (with Peter Miller) that analyzes how contemporary forms of governance shape economic, social, and individual life through dispersed, everyday practices and rationalities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration Target entity description: The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration is a seminal work in public administration theory that critiques traditional bureaucratic models and advances a polycentric, democratic approach to governance.
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A.
Coping: Essays on the Practice of Government
Coping: Essays on the Practice of Government is a collection of essays by Daniel Patrick Moynihan analyzing the challenges, limitations, and practical realities of modern democratic governance and public policy.
-
B.
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
-
C.
Redesigning the Public Sector
"Redesigning the Public Sector" is a book by economist Vicky Pryce that examines how to reform and modernize government services to improve efficiency, accountability, and outcomes.
-
D.
The Mechanisms of Governance
The Mechanisms of Governance is a seminal book by economist Oliver E. Williamson that develops and applies transaction cost economics to explain how different organizational and contractual arrangements structure economic activity.
-
E.
Governing the Present: Administering Economic, Social and Personal Life
"Governing the Present: Administering Economic, Social and Personal Life" is a scholarly book by Nikolas Rose (with Peter Miller) that analyzes how contemporary forms of governance shape economic, social, and individual life through dispersed, everyday practices and rationalities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of public administration theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
constitutional design of administrative systems
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limits of bureaucratic rationality ⓘ relationship between administration and democracy ⓘ role of citizens in governance ⓘ |
| argues |
for multiple centers of decision-making
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that administration should be grounded in constitutional principles ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bloomington School of institutional analysis ⓘ |
| author | Vincent Ostrom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
centralized administrative hierarchy
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orthodox public administration theory ⓘ traditional bureaucratic models ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
citizen participation
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constitutional rule of law ⓘ self-governance ⓘ |
| field |
political science
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public administration ⓘ |
| hasGenre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-positivist in public administration
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democratic ⓘ polycentric ⓘ |
| influenced |
institutional analysis in public administration
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polycentric governance scholarship ⓘ public choice approaches to public administration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American public administration
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administrative theory ⓘ bureaucracy ⓘ constitutionalism ⓘ democratic governance ⓘ polycentric governance ⓘ |
| proposes |
democratic administration
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polycentric approach to governance ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | seminal work in public administration theory ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | The Political Theory of a Compound Republic ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
constitutional
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institutional ⓘ polycentric governance theory ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on administrative theory
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graduate education in public administration ⓘ |
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