INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - Deneme Sınavı - 1

Which of the following can be used in the definition of Control-of-bureaucracy theory?

I.  compliance

II. responsiveness

III.  public administration

What does Woodrow Wilson argue about politics and administration in his seminal essay on modern public administration? 

I. it is difficult empirically to unbundle politics from administration, and vice versa. 

II. politics should not meddle in administration

III. administration should not meddle in politics

What is the primary assumption in the control-of- bureaucracy theory?

There various relationships between Politics and Administration. Theoretical and empirical studies illustrate many models. Which of the following are among the models of Politics and Administration?

I. Mixture in Policy Model

II. Mixture in Administration Model

III. Elected Official–Administrator as Co-equal Model

Svara sets out the four-part model, which uses four categories of governmental activity. Which model is described below?

"It describes a council that probes more deeply in all areas than in the typical model, yet is not consistently assertive in all areas. It makes administrators wary of offering any proposals concerning mission and is unpredictable in its reactions to policy recommendations from staff".

According to one version of capture theory, the bureaucratic process is dominated by a triumvirate of policy actors. These are:

I. an interest group

II. a congressional committee charged with the oversight of a particular agency

III. government agency.

Which theory emphasizes agency effectiveness and the instrumental values of efficiency, economy and equity?

In their review of findings based on agency theory, what Wood and Waterman indicate?

I. Bureaucratic responsiveness to political control is the norm rather than the exception.

II. Political control mechanisms are important.

III. Organization does not matter.

In carrying out policy, a bureaucracy is caught between

I. past majority political coalitions and their laws

II. policies 

III. current majority political coalitions and their preferences

What is the key to understanding how politics controls bureaucracy and how bureaucracy influences politics and policy?