PIA 2000 Introduction to Public Affairs Week 3 Contemporary Models of Governance and Socio- Economic Change Overview 1. Political Models 2. The Public Sector and the Economy 3. The European Model, North Atlantic Unity and Japan 4. The Debates Over Development: Africa, Asia and Latin America 5. Comparative Methodology Issues A Governance Ideal Political Models 1. Separation of Powers 2. Parliamentary System 3. Mixed Systems of Government 4. One Party or No Party Systems Separation of Powers Presidential System U.S. Mexico Philippines Many Latin American Countries Parliamentary System: Cabinet or Fused Government United Kingdom Scandinavia Central Europe India Former British Colonies The French Hybrid- The Mixed Presidential Model France French Colonies Weak Hybrids with a Ceremonial President One Party States: Democratic Centralism Communist or Leninist States Afro-Marxist Fascist No Party Regimes Weak Party Systems Absolutism 2. The Public Sector and the Economy 1. Free Market 2. Mixed or Social Democratic 3. Socialist Industrialization 4. Autarcky with Rural Mobilization 5. Corporate/ Fascist Ideology as Social Science The Public Sector and the Economy Reminder: Karl Marx- The Other German- Source of ideas about the developmental state. Marx as a Social Scientist not an Ideologue. The contemporary of Max Weber Karl Marx: Another Five Minutes a.. Original Marxian views- State as the instrument of the ruling classes b. The dialectic and Historical Materialism c. Model: (John Armstrong- The Conservative Marxist) -Thesis -Antithesis -Synthesis Dialectic Thesis Antithesis Synthesis Class Conflict: Four Epochs Slavery Feudalism Capitalism Socialism e. Functionaries as the petty bourgeoisie f. Communism- state and the bureaucracy whither away Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) (April January 21, 1924)April January Command Economy- Revised by Lenin and Keynes 1. Under socialism, government, the bureaucracy should manage the economy 2. The development of an elaborate national planning system 3. Keynes- Failure of market Command Economy 4. The debate: Keynesianism and European Socialism (the Rose)- How much is this part of Command Economy Framework? (Guy Peters) 5. Development Administration: Command Economics in the Third World? (Heady, Riggs vs. Vincent and Eleanor Ostrom) 3. The European Model, North Atlantic Unity and Japan Focus on the State Economic System Collectivist vs. Individualist Approach Europe vs. Anglo-Saxon Debates about Groups: Competitive vs. Cooperative (Corporatist) Debate over the Economy 1. The International Contemporary State: Continental Europe vs. the U.S. or the U.K. 2. Adam Smith, "the hidden hand" and Classical Economics- An Anglo-Saxon View esp. USA 3. Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union: Command Economy (whole or part) Adam Smith June 5, 1723 July 17, 1790 June 51723July Continental Europe Counter-influence of St. Simonism- an interventionist view (See John Armstrong). the era of abundance could be attained certainly and quickly. The guaranteed means were applications of science and technology to unrestricted mastery of nature. Count de Saint-Simon Count Henri de Saint-simon Social Democracy The Rose Socialism and the Rise of Labor in Europe The Second International All European Countries have a Social Democratic Party (The Second International) American Activism vs. European Socialism (U.S. Social Democratic Party) Were All Keynesians Now Friday, Dec. 31, 1965 Unification of the North Atlantic- 1930s- 1970s- The Primacy of Keynesianism 1. Monetary Policy 2. Fiscal Policy 3. Wage and Price controls The Functions of Government under Keynesian Control 1. Traditional- police and law and order 2. National Defense 3. Social Services- Education and Health and Welfare 4. Resource Mobilization The Functions of Government under Keynesian Control- Continued 6. Economic Growth generation: From Roosevelt and the New Deal to Kennedy and Johnson, The Great Society 6. LDCs and Modernization Theory: Agraria vs. Industria (Turner and Holm) 7.The challenge of Public Choice, rationalism and the University of Chicago School: Neo-Orthodoxy- less influence outside of the Anglo-Saxon world 4. The Debates Over Development: Africa, Asia and Latin America Colonial Heritage Political Nationalization Adapt Keynesianism Anti-Private Sector: Pariah Groups, White Settlers, Chinese, Indians, Lebanese- Arabs (The Jews in Europe Debates) Conceptual: Agraria vs. Industria The Development Model Modernization Theory State as Development Manager Industrialization vs. Rural Development The Take Off Point: Capital Accumulation Breaktime Ten Minute Break Chalmers Johnson Author of the Week (Japan and Economic Development) Prologue: Two Views of Government: "There are several ways in which the government has influenced the structure of Japan's special institutions."[1][1] "What is lawful and therefore is unlawful, depends on the culture and the country in question."[2][2] [1][1] Chalmers Johnson, MITI and the Japanese Miracle (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1982), p. 14. [2][2] Robert Klitgaard, Controlling Corruption (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988), p. 3. Japan and Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Asian Model Corporatist- Inter-meshing of state and Private Sector Management (not Political) Focus Growth and Export Model for Asian Tigers Ministry of International Trade and Industry Block 10, Government Offices Complex, Jalan Duta, KL, Malaysia Tel no: Fax no: Comparative Methodology Issues Impact of the Third World Model Soft State Problem Weak Private Sector Problem Debates about Governance and Authoritarianism Fred Warren Riggs, 90, University of Hawaii at Mnoa, professor emeritus of political science, passed away on February 9, 2008 Riggs Life Professor Riggs was born in Kuling, China on July 3, 1917, the son of agricultural missionary parents Charles H. and Grace (Frederick) Riggs. He attended Nanking University, Comparative Public Administration Issues a. The politics-administration dichotomy b. Environmental and cultural factors are important. Ecology as an issue c. Bureaucracy as a Negative? Keep government out of people's lives Comparative Methods ISSUES d. Comparative as a method- structural- functionalist e. Systemic influence on the individual- role definition, socialization and development of organizations vs. institutions Robert King Merton July 4, February 23, 2003 July 41910February Development Administration: C.A.G.- Focus on comparative and development administration. Bad reputation Foundations and CAG- chalets in Italy to discuss administrative and political development USAID and Universities- 3 out of every 4 dollars never left the U.S. Now.93 never leaves. Post-Vietnam and Iran Ferrel Heady, Founder of SICA, CAG Contined NIPAs, staff colleges and IDMs spring up all over Africa and Asia After 1975/80- Foundations pulled the plug CAG End of Ford grant, 1974 Post-Vietnam syndrome: Withdrawals, Ayatollas, now nine- one-one End of Development as a consensus Northern Tier goal THEORY: Civil Society vs. State DEBATES John D. Montgomery vs. Milton Esman End of Macro-Approach 1.The Macro Approach: No Longer In Vogue (except with Ferrel Heady) a. Systems building from Almond to Riggs b. Almond's functions and Easton's black boxes c. Theme- Look at common functions- focus on INSIDE processes of executive government Gabriel A. Almond (12 January 1911 25 December 2002) Inputs- Interest Articulation Interest Aggregation Socialization Conversion- The Black Box Outputs- Laws, Regulations And Policies End of Macro-Approach 2. Things often done by different structures and processes Key:- Who makes rules - who carries out, implements 3. Critics: Lack of systems level theory Systemic Approach to Governance and Development The Situation in 1983:Modified "traditional Approach"- A Micro and Meso level approach a. Most like an "orthodoxy" of public administration b. Comparative Study of: 1. Parts of the System- budgeting, personnel, inter-governmental relations, policy process 2. Or whole systems- Britain vs. France, U.S. vs. Russia, Botswana vs. Tanzania- Not Comparative Middle Range Theory: a. Problem- largely non-theory b. Focus on specific relationships: eg. bureaucracy and political and moral variables within a country c. Mostly case studies- Egypt, Botswana, the U.S. All the same method. "The Case Study" Role Theory The Situation in 1989 c. Often turns out to be very specific: i.e. focused institutions 1. Ombudsman 2. Auditor General 3. Territorial Governor as rep. of national authority- the Prefectoral system d. The Problem: Comparative studies of institutions are very expensive-run out of money/go back to case studies c. The New Solution: Integration- The Whole of Government Approach Swedish Ombudsman From End of Cold War Application of Structural Adjustment to Socialist Countries September 11 Democracy and Governance Public Private Partnerships Whole of Government 2001-Present Micro-Issues: Debate about Whole of Government 1. Public-Private Partnerships 2. Contracting Out 3. Three Ds: Diplomacy, Defense and Development SICA- The Current Generation: Public-Private Partnerships Jennifer Brinkerhoff: George Washington University Authors of the Day Nadine Gordimer, Born, 1923James Thurber, Authors of the Week Franz Kafka, Robert Penn Warren, Discussion James Thurber, The Greatest Man in the World Franz Kafka, The Bureaucracy Nadine Gordimer, Africa Immigrants Robert Penn Warren, All The Kings Men Anything Else?