Suchergebnisse

The literature on development administration considers the ideal development administrator to be adaptable, entrepreneurial, result-oriented, tactful, freewheeling, & pragmatic. It also considers the bureaucrats bred in colonial culture as not possessing these traits & as being too rigid, procedural, hierarchical, status-oriented, & therefore less useful in a turbulent, uncertain, & highly politicized environment. It is argued through the in-depth study of the career of a colonial style Indian bureaucrat that the prescribed characteristics of the new development bureaucrats in their operational manifestation may prove to be inimical to the growth & legitimization of an administrative system aspiring to democracy & development. On the other hand, the ideology & style of the colonial bureaucrats, which emphasize respect for political masters & rule of law, & high standards of integrity, impartiality, & performance, may prove to be more effective in legitimizing & institutionalizing a democratic & developmental administrative system. AA.