Other early writes joined Wilson in taking. At least analytically , about the distinction between politics (or policy ) and administration. More practical reformers
went further , creating governmental forms , such as the council-manager plan for local government , that were based on a separation of policy and administration. As we will see later in this form of government, the council
presumably makes the policy and city manager carries
it out. The council is engaged in politics (or policy) and the manager in administration. Over tge first few decades of this century , however , the distinction between policy and administration was increasingly was increasingly broken down even in council manager governments. Managers found that they had expertise that was needed by policy makes and began to be drawn into the policy process. The increasing involvement of administrators in the policy process was in part attributable to the technical and professional skills needed to operate public agencies were dramatically increasing