The Size of Public Bureaucracies: An Exploratory Analysis

The Size of Public Bureaucracies: An Exploratory Analysis

Empirical analysis indicates that popular wisdom and humorous discourse notwithstanding, the size of American state bureaucracies is not positively associated in a meaningful way with large dependent populations, Democratic Party strength, or public policies stressing innovation, education, welfare,...

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Veröffentlicht in:State & local government review 1981-09, Vol.13 (3), p.115-123
Hauptverfasser: Rosenbloom, David H., Bryan, Frank M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
BUREAUCRACY
Education
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
Government
Government bureaucracy
Local government
Political parties
POLITICAL PARTY
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC POLICY
Public sector
Socioeconomics
STATE GOVERNMENT
Tax policy
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Zusammenfassung:Empirical analysis indicates that popular wisdom and humorous discourse notwithstanding, the size of American state bureaucracies is not positively associated in a meaningful way with large dependent populations, Democratic Party strength, or public policies stressing innovation, education, welfare, or redistribution generally. Moreover, their size is only moderately affected by federal intervention. Spatial factors, on the other hand, may be a far more substantial contributor to the size of state bureaucracies.
ISSN:0160-323X
1943-3409