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Administrative Discretion and Active Representation: An Expansion of the Theory of Representative Bureaucracy

Public administration review, 2003-11, Vol.63 (6), p.700-710 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 2003 The American Society for Public Administration ;Copyright American Society for Public Administration Nov/Dec 2003 ;ISSN: 0033-3352 ;EISSN: 1540-6210 ;DOI: 10.1111/1540-6210.00333 ;CODEN: PBARBM

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Title:
Administrative Discretion and Active Representation: An Expansion of the Theory of Representative Bureaucracy
Author: Sowa, Jessica E. ; Selden, Sally Coleman
Subjects: Academic Language ; Administrative agencies ; Administrative Organization ; Administrator Attitudes ; Administrator Behavior ; African Americans ; Beliefs ; Bureaucracy ; Citizens ; Civil service ; Collective representation ; Disproportionate Representation ; Economic indices ; Ethnicity ; Government ; Government (Administrative Body) ; Government Agencies ; Government bureaucracy ; Government services ; Housing ; Human resources ; Interest groups ; Judgement ; Labor Force ; Minority & ethnic groups ; Minority Groups ; Minority interest ; Mortgage loans ; Perceptions ; Policy Making ; Political power ; Political Representation ; Political science ; Politics ; Public Administration ; Public policy ; Public services ; Representative Bureaucracy ; Social Class ; Socialization ; Theory ; Workforce
Is Part Of: Public administration review, 2003-11, Vol.63 (6), p.700-710
Description: Recent studies of the theory of representative bureaucracy have focused on active representation, whereby administrators in public organizations work to advance the interests of particular groups, achieving policy outcomes that directly address the needs of those groups. The concept of administrative discretion is central to these studies, as an administrator must have the discretion to produce results that reflect the values and beliefs of these groups. While the presence of discretion is often implied in these studies, few have examined it explicitly. Using data from the Farmer's Home Administration, we explore whether administrators who perceive themselves as having more discretion enact policy outcomes that are more representative of minority interests. The results strongly support the conclusion that administrators who perceive themselves as possessing significant discretion and who assume the role of minority representative in their agencies are more likely to enact policy outcomes that favor minority interests.
Publisher: Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0033-3352
EISSN: 1540-6210
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6210.00333
CODEN: PBARBM
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
Alma/SFX Local Collection
ProQuest Central

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Administrative Discretion and Active Representation: An Expansion of the Theory of Representative Bureaucracy

Copyright 2003 The American Society for Public Administration ;Copyright American Society for Public Administration Nov/Dec 2003 ;ISSN: 0033-3352 ;EISSN: 1540-6210 ;DOI: 10.1111/1540-6210.00333 ;CODEN: PBARBM

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