Compared to Allison’s classical bureaucratic politics model, this paper proposes a
broader interpretation of the bureaucratic politics framework. The notion of
bureaucratic politics is used to explain the political process of administrative reform,
not just single decisions in a crisis situation. It goes beyond a policy making focus to
cover policy implementation and impact studies of administrative reform. In this
regard, the BPF proposes to examine a longer time-frame perspective than the
classical bureaucratic politics model. In addition, the classical model identifies actors
as a small group of individuals holding key government positions. The BPF,
however, covers a broader range of actors who are politicians and bureaucrats that are
involved and affected by administrative reform. Lastly, the proposed BPF
incorporates not only high level public officials but also mid and low level public
officials as well.