According to Kettl (2015) systems have four elements for holding public administrators accountable, namely; standing setting, voluntary compliance, sanctions, and monitoring. He further states that accountability is a matter of balancing internal norms with external processes. Presidents come with their policies and influence government to be efficient, effective and expeditious in service delivery. They minimize unnecessary government overspending and cut the budget where necessary. They even apply the common phrase “doing more with less” when they want more production by employing less resources. In this case, Bott (2010) quotes some of the words which he considers as scary like “Doing more with less” and Ronald Reagan’s famous words which …show more content…
It seems easier to cut government programs to save money or invest strategically to make services better, but it's hard for the government to work better and cost less at the same time (Kettl, 2015). According to Bott (2010) all these should begin by changing the philosophy. People should lose words such as blame, accountability and fault. The thinking of errors as people mistake must be stopped. One problem, he observed is long queues (lines) at government offices for people seeking services. He recommends that government must cut such long time spent …show more content…
More handoffs necessitate more costs, and they create bottlenecks, batching, and backlog. Bott (2010) quotes Washington Department of Social and Health where this strategy (doing more with less) was applied and worked. The department reduced wait time from 3-4 weeks to 5-45 minutes and the number of days for processing benefits from 14-18 days down to 4-8 days. In addition, more people got services as food stamp costs went down from $136 to
The Dangers of Fear Irish Playwright, George Bernard Shaw, once said, “The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity.” Inhumanity is mankind’s worst attribute. Every so often, ordinary humans are driven to the point where they have no choice but to think of themselves. One of the most famous examples used today is the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night demonstrates how fear is a debilitating force that causes people to lose sight of who they once were.
The President of the United States is instrumental in the running of the country. He serves as the chief executive, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislator, chief of state, judicial powers, and head of party. Article II of the Constitution states that the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress. He also is tasked with the authority to appoint fifteen leaders of the executive departments which will be a part of the President’s cabinet. He or she is also responsible for speaking with the leaders the CIA and other agencies that are not part of his cabinet because these agencies play a key role in the protection of the US. The President also appoints the heads of more than 50 independent
The book Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Dr. Paul Brand & Philips Yancey gives a whole new meaning on what is studying biology. He starts by describing the very first time he saw a cell. He was amazed and from there on he learn how to be a biology student, while still having strong beliefs. He compares the human body as a community. Since each individual cell can live for itself. All cells come together to sustain the larger organism and properly function the way it should be.The analogy in 1 Corinthians 12, compares the human body to the church, where he states how god put each individual cell in its place for a reason. We all are made up of many cells but, we can not function if there are not together as a whole.
If the government changes the way they spend the budget, then they can change the way our government is ran. According to document C we spend 83% of the budget on “The Big Five”, which are the five main categories in the budget.We need to take 10%
For government budgeting to be effective, the process that guides it must be an evolving one. As the government gets bigger, it will most likely destabilize the existing method. Therefore, it must change to keep pace with the demands and growth of the country. The process must be capable of handling the complexity of our nation and its multifaceted needs so it will always need revisions and restructuring to face these new challenges. Its ultimate goal must be to reinforce the government and strengthen the country.
Political scientists have continually searched for methods that explain presidential power and success derived from using that power effectively. Five different approaches have been argued including the legal approach, presidential roles approach, Neustadtian approach, institutional approach, and presidential decision-making approach. The legal approach says that all power is derived from a legal authority (U.S. Constitution). The presidential roles approach contends that a president’s success is derived from balancing their role as head of state and head of government. The Neustadtian approach contends that “presidential power is the power to persuade“ (Neustadt, p. 11). The institutional approach contends that political climate and institutional relations are what determines presidential power. The last approach, decision-making, provides a more psychological outlook that delves into background, management styles, and psychological dispositions to determine where a president’s idea of power comes from. From all of these, it is essential to study one at a time in order to analyze the major components of each approach for major strengths and weaknesses.
Katherine Bersch discusses in her article the ‘Merits of Problem-Solving over Powering’. The problem in this article raises questions as to “What reform processes result in effective and enduring improvements”. The problem is the issues that government corruption and inefficiency can be eliminated by replacing the powering technique and inefficient political leaders with problem-solving policy programs that prove to be a more beneficial. By differentiation, critical thinking causes strength. Unobtrusive, achievable upgrades don't depend on intense government officials or their political technocrats; they depend on experts with a profound comprehension of existing issues and their political setting. These experts experience issues and have enough
Understanding and evaluating presidents’ performance often poses challenges for political experts. The nation votes one president at the time and each presidency faces different tests. The environments surrounding a presidency have a tremendous impact on the success and failure of that presidency. In addition, the president exercises his power through a check and balance system embody in the Constitution. As stated in (Collier 1959), the Constitution created a government of “separated institutions sharing power.” As a result, a president works with others institutions of the government to shape the nation’s agenda. Thus, determining a presidential performance becomes difficult, especially when it comes to comparing the performance among presidencies.
Richard E. Neustadt, the author of Presidential Power, addresses the politics of leadership and how the citizens of the United States rate the performance of the president's term. We measure his leadership by saying that he is either "weak or "strong" and Neustadt argues that we have the right to do so, because his office has become the focal point of politics and policy in our political system. Neustadt brings to light three main points: how we measure the president, his strategy of presidential influence, and how to study them both. Today we deal with the President himself and his influence on government action. The president now includes about 2000 men and women, the president is only one of them, but his performance can not be measured without focusing on himself.
The main aim of public service is to deliver services that are of need to its people. How fast a public manager can address its people’s problem and concerns indicates its effectiveness. Responsiveness of the manager develops trust between him, the government, and the people. According to (Rainey, p106) bureaucratic responsiveness implies two things; responsiveness to the people’s wishes or responsiveness to the interest of the government.
Many people regard public policies as deliberate responses or purposeful actions to alleviate problems and needs systematically identified by some legitimate means. It is commonly assumed that government policies are intended to solve or at least deal with major social and economic problems. There is typically some disparity, however, between the perception of the average citizen about policy processes and the outcomes and realities of policy making. Public policy is defined as the organizing framework of purposes and rationales for government programs that deal with specific societal problems. (Milakovich 2009) policies are more often the product of responses to particular circumstances or problems rather than the result of deliberate actions.
Public Administration involves the development, implementation and management of policies for the attainment of set goals and objectives that will be to the benefit of the general public. Since Public Administration involves taking decisions that affect the use of public resources there is often the question of how to utilize public resources for maximum public good. The National Association of Public Administration has identified four pillars of public administration: economy, efficiency, effectiveness and social equity. These pillars are equally important in the practice of public administration and to its success. This paper seeks to explain the role of each of the pillars in the practice of public administration.
This essay discusses the radical transformation of the principles and foundations of public administration from traditional to New Public Management. Firstly the essay will attempt to define the key terms of traditional public administration and the doctrine of New Public Management. Rabin J. (2003) explains that New Public Management embodies “a process in public administration that uses information and experiences obtained in business management and other disciplines to improve efficiency, usefulness and general operation of public services in contemporary bureaucracies.“Traditional Public Administration progresses from governmental contributions, with services perceived by the bureaucracy.
... privatization to cut down on its spending and public sector. Although tax payers continuously complain of high taxes and demand for a reduction in the public sector, it doesn’t however mean the demand for public services is declining. Government should therefore adopt measures and make fundamental reforms in the public sector.
Public administration as a field of study and as a practice has continually evolved with American society. The United States has survived and thrived through major cultural shifts, varying degrees of economic climates, and both civil and world wars. Through out all these changes in our country, one thing has always remained the same, the fact that we are an ever evolving and always changing nation. Theories and forms of practice of public administration have also evolved parallel with the history of the United States. There have been numerous events in American history have lead to changes in society and the practice of public administration has both led and followed in the adaptation process of such monumental changes.