Modernity, public administration, and the disappearance of the american states : a necessary development?
By: JOHNSON, Kimberley S
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE, May 2003Online resources: Click here to access online Administration & Society 35, 2, p. 144-159Abstract: American states disappeared from the public administration research agenda during the Progressive Era. This article explores hoe this disappearace was related to the field´s need to consolidate its claim of scietific knowledge and expertise. Progressive Era concerns over modernity and authority led to a misreading of state capacity. two commom state governance practices, courts-based administration and states boards and commissions, are evaluated. Results suggest that reevaluation of this period of state governance can help public administration gain valuable insights about state government and American political development during this critical period in American state development
American states disappeared from the public administration research agenda during the Progressive Era. This article explores hoe this disappearace was related to the field´s need to consolidate its claim of scietific knowledge and expertise. Progressive Era concerns over modernity and authority led to a misreading of state capacity. two commom state governance practices, courts-based administration and states boards and commissions, are evaluated. Results suggest that reevaluation of this period of state governance can help public administration gain valuable insights about state government and American political development during this critical period in American state development
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