THE SHADOW OF THE PAST . . .
Public Administration
The key elements of PA2 can be defined as:
. the dominance of the ‘rule of law’;
. a focus on administering set rules and guidelines;
. a central role for the bureaucracy in policy making and implementation;
. the ‘politics – administration’ split within public organizations;
. a commitment to incremental budgeting; and
. the hegemony of the professional in the service delivery system.
In the research community this has led to a focus on the policy making and implementation
cycle, which work has often been located within political science departments.