Public Management
→ the formal and informal process of guiding human interaction toward public
organizational objectives.
Public Policy
→ The action or inaction of government regarding a particular issue or set of issues. What
government does or purposely doesn't do.
Bureaucracy
→ A ...
SPEA-V185 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers 2024/2025
Public Management
→ the formal and informal process of guiding human interaction toward public
organizational objectives.
Public Policy
→ The action or inaction of government regarding a particular issue or set of issues. What
government does or purposely doesn't do.
Bureaucracy
→ A specific form of organization defined by complexity, division of labor, permanence,
professional management, hierarchical, coordination control, strict chain of command,
and legal authority.
Advantages of Bureaucracy
→ Division of labor
→ Hierarchy
→ Written rules and regulations
→ impersonality
→ Hiring based on technical expertise
Disadvantages of Bureaucracy
→ Division of labor
→ Hierarchy
→ Written rules and regulations
→ Impersonality
→ Hiring Based on technical expertise
→ Study of public administration as a neutral instrument distinct from policy and politics.
Progressive era
→ time at the turn of the 20th century in which groups sought to reform America
economically, socially, and politically
How of the U.S. Bureaucracy grown and developed over time?
→ Americans originally distrustful of large central government after gaining
independence. Only three cabinet level departments. Very narrow functions in regards
to collection of revenues, maintaining military, etc. The spoils system was in place until
President Garfield's assassination's. Government came into a larger role due to more
land and growing population. Civil War resulted in more federal agencies. People's
attitudes changed towards business which ended in calling for more regulation of
businesses. 1913 establishment of income tax provides a basis for funding a large
sophisticated bureaucracy.
→ 1930s great depression resulted in new deal programs.
→ Social welfare became socially acceptable.
→ 1940s to 1960s President Johnson's war on poverty.
→ (also a need to build technologically advanced society)
Polarchys
→ Government controls means of production and relies heavily on coercive mechanisms of
command and control based on central.
Markets
→ Buyers and sellers particpate voluntary, prices determined based on amount that
people willing to pay.
→ Producers try to sell highest quality for lowest price.
→ Advantages:
→ - Creates competing prices so people get the best product possible.
→ - Builds a strong economy
→
→ Disadvantage:
→ - Market failures (can't produce public goods)
Advantages of Disadvantages of Polarcys
→ Advantages:
→ - Can produce public goods
→ - US has perfect system because we have both
→
→ Disadvantages:
→ - Hierarchical system creates inefficiency.
Public Goods definition
→ Something government provides that benefits everyone.
Characteristics of public goods
→ non-rival and non-excludable
How do public and public organizations differ in their risk tasking
→ Public organizations are risk aversive.
→ Public organizations don't feel need to take risks because there's no incentive to make
a profit like there is in a public organization
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