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- Title
Mechanistic and Organic Models of Public Administration in Developing Countries.
- Authors
Milne, R. S.
- Abstract
The analysis by Riggs and Thompson of the shortcomings of public administration in developing countries are discussed. Thompson advocates some kind of organic model for these countries as opposed to the varieties of the mechanistic model which developing countries usually try to follow, in fact the cultures in developing countries do not permit either mechanistic or organic organizations to work effectively. Hypotheses are advanced on the differences in organizational loyalty and on the effects of formal and informal organization between developing and developed countries.
- Subjects
PUBLIC administration; DEVELOPING countries; SOCIOCULTURAL factors; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; DECENTRALIZATION in government; DELEGATION of authority; SUPERIOR-subordinate relationship; DEVELOPMENT economics; POLITICAL planning -- Social aspects
- Publication
Administrative Science Quarterly, 1970, Vol 15, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
0001-8392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/2391188