Administrative culture and civil society : a comparative perspective
By: Anechiarico, Frank
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ArticlePublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE, March 1998Administration & Society 30, 1, p. 13-34Abstract: This article explores the relationship between civil society and public administration. It is argue that the disfunction between reform moviments in the two fields can be repaired by a focus on administrative culture. The role of administrative culture is explained through a comparative case study of the political response to offiial corruption involving organized crime in the United States and the Netherlands. In rejecting the American sokution ti the problem, the Dutch reflect an administrative culture that differs sharply from the control-oriented culture in American government. The conclusion proposes the adoption of civic engagement benchmarks in American public administration
This article explores the relationship between civil society and public administration. It is argue that the disfunction between reform moviments in the two fields can be repaired by a focus on administrative culture. The role of administrative culture is explained through a comparative case study of the political response to offiial corruption involving organized crime in the United States and the Netherlands. In rejecting the American sokution ti the problem, the Dutch reflect an administrative culture that differs sharply from the control-oriented culture in American government. The conclusion proposes the adoption of civic engagement benchmarks in American public administration
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