State Theory, Social Science, and Governmental Commissions
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 26, Heft 5, S. 669-680
ISSN: 1552-3381
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In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 26, Heft 5, S. 669-680
ISSN: 1552-3381
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 26, Heft 5
ISSN: 0002-7642
In: International review of administrative sciences: an international journal of comparative public administration, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 29-36
ISSN: 1461-7226
In: Sociology: the journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 447-462
ISSN: 1469-8684
Sociological concern with the social and educational origins of higher civil servants is interpreted on the basis of various explicit and implicit theses guiding such studies. The author shows that all such approaches rest on two unexamined assumptions- that pre-occupational socialization is vital for the later attitudes of higher civil servants and that it is possible to modify the social and educational origins of this group. Presenting comparative information and historical data on the British situation to show that such modification is unlikely without a radical transformation of values guiding a public bureaucracy, the author argues that research on organizational structures and on the influence of pre-occupational and post-occupational experience are essential for a sound discussion of the theses outlined, and for any future discussions of the responsiveness of public bureaucracies.
In: Public administration: an international journal, Band 50, Heft 4, S. 397-416
ISSN: 1467-9299