I
expect you to submit a brief 5-page double-spaced reaction paper that
synthesizes the readings below while addressing the following question:
What
explains the behavior of individuals in the federal bureaucracy? Who – if
anyone – controls the bureaucracy?
1. Use
the information learned from the text (Public Administration An Action
Orientation, 17th Edition by Denhardt, Denhardt and Blanc) about
theories (Pay and Job Satisfaction, Two-Factor Theory; Reinforcement Theory;
Goal Setting Method) regarding work motivation.
2.
Weingast and Moran, “Bureaucratic Discretion or Congressional Control? Regulatory
Policymaking by the FTC,” Journal of Political Economy (1983)
91:764-800 (FAMU Library Website)
3.
Terry Moe, “Assessment of the Positive Theory of Congressional
Dominance,” Legislative Studies Quarterly (1987) 12: 475-520
(FAMU Library Website)
4.
Mathew McCubbins, Roger Noll and Barry Weingast, “Administrative Procedures as
Instruments of Political Control,” Journal of Law, Economics and
Organization (1987), Vol. 3, 243-277 (FAMU Library Website)
5.
Mathew McCubbins and Thomas Schwartz, “Congressional Oversight Overlooked:
Police Patrols Versus Fire Alarms,” American Journal of Political
Science (1984) 28: 165-179 (FAMU Library Website)
6.
Kenneth Meier and Lawrence O’Toole, “Political Control Versus Bureaucratic
Values,” Public Administration Review, Vol. 66, Issue 2 (March
2006); 177-192 (FAMU Library Website)
7.
Andrew Whitford, “The Pursuit of Political Control by Multiple
Principals,” Journal of Politics, Vol. 67, No. 1 (February 2005):
29-49. (FAMU Library Website)
Be sure
to cite your work appropriately!
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