What Really Is Public Maladministration?

What do we know about maladministration in the public sector? Not as much as we should, argues Gerald Caiden. In this survey of the literature, Caiden highlights the characteristics and types of administrative failure, as well as some explanations of maladministration with special emphasis on "...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public administration review 1991-11, Vol.51 (6), p.486-493
1. Verfasser:	Caiden, Gerald E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	2500 9550 Administrative law Administrative Organization Behavior Problems Bribery Bureaucracy Characteristics Coordination Corporate bureaucracy Corruption Efficiency, Administrative Failure Feedback (Response) Government bureaucracy Government initiatives Hypotheses Inertia Malpractice Ombudsmen Organization theory Organizational behavior Problems Problems and Solutions Public administration Public sector organizations Red tape Reluctance Resistance to Change Terminology
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Zusammenfassung:	What do we know about maladministration in the public sector? Not as much as we should, argues Gerald Caiden. In this survey of the literature, Caiden highlights the characteristics and types of administrative failure, as well as some explanations of maladministration with special emphasis on "bureaucratization." He concludes by providing a list of various "bureaupathologies" and a discussion of how they can plague a public organization.
ISSN:	0033-3352 1540-6210
DOI:	10.2307/976599