Recreation Vouchers: A Case Study in Administrative Innovation and Citizen Participation
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The use of vouchers for citizens to purchase the services of their choice has been extended to an Australian town for recreation choices. Vouchers give the citizen choice and control while still leaving the financial responibility to government. Other than Medicare, the G.I. bill and the food stamp program on the federal level the most often mentioned local level voucher form is for education. There has been little use of this innovative idea in America although much discussion has occurred. The Australian example provides insight into the value and limitations of this form of funding government services. The Australian tax payers received $4.50 vouchers. The number of vouchers was determined by the amount of property owned. Then given a list of recreational services valid for support, the taxpayer indicated which service he wishes his money to go to.
Publication Name: Public Administration Review
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0033-3352
Year: 1983
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The American Administrative State: Wilson and the Founders - An Unorthodox View
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The historical evolution of the federal government as an administrative state is developed along unorthodox lines in this article. Generally, the notion of an administrative state is credited to (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson and his 1887 essay 'The Study of Administration'. The author views the federal government as falling into four periods with the first administrative state being the period of the Federalists, the founding years 1789-1829. The second administrative state is the period from 1876 through the Roosevelt years, the period when the concepts and structure of public administration were developed. The period since World War II is viewed as the bureaucratic state. He questions Reagan's statement, government is the problem.
Publication Name: Public Administration Review
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0033-3352
Year: 1983
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The manager's view of management education and training
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A survey of executive branch managers reveals that managers view experience as more important than education or classroom training in developing their knowledge and skills. Few of those polled believe in education and training classes. Many think department-based programs are the best means to improve the performance of the management team of a department or division. Results also showed that majority of managers believe management education and training should be mandatory.
Publication Name: Review of Public Personnel Administration
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0734-371X
Year: 1996
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