1st Edition

Politics and Administration A Study in Government

Edited By Frank J. Goodnow Copyright 2003
302 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

The conventional model for explaining the uniqueness of American democracy is its division between executive, legislative, and judicial functions. It was the great contribution of Frank J. Goodnow to codify a less obvious, but no less profound element: the distinction between politics and policies, principles and operations. He showed how the United States went beyond a nation based on government... Read more
I: The Primary Functions of the State; II: The Function of Politics; III: Central and Local Politics; IV: The Function of Administration; V: The Effect of the Administrative System on the Relations of Politics and Administration; VI: The Influence of the Governmental and Particularly of the Administrative System on the Position of the Political Party; VII: Popular Government; VIII: The Boss; IX: Responsibility of Parties and Party Leaders; X: Conclusions

Biography

Frank J. Goodnow