From Efficiency Discussions to Democracy in Public Administration: A Theoretical Analysis

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This book aims to focus on the final stage of theoretical approaches in dis-cipline, especially after the 1980s, due to the paradigm shift from efficiency in public administration to democracy. Cover Copyright Information Dedication Contents Authors Contributing to the Book Introduction Kadir Caner Dogan, Omer Ugur: From Efficiency Discussions to Democracy in Public Administration: A Theoretical Analysis References Part I Studies on Mainstream Public Administration Theories Niyazi Karabulut, Erhan Orselli: 1. New Public Management in the Context of Transformation and Change in Public Administration Introduction 1. Road to New Public Management 2. The Birth of New Public Management 3. The Rise of the New Public Management and Its Characteristics 4. An Evaluation on New Public Management 5. Is New Public Management Really Dead? Conclusion References Canan Cakir: 2. From Bureaucracy to Governance: Transition from Centralism to Localism in Public Administration Introduction 1. Bureaucracy Concept 2. Governance Concept and its Features 3. Local Governance 4. Transformation in Public Administration and Local Governance Conclusion References Tekin Avaner, Recep Fedai: 3. An Evaluation on the Neo-Weberian State Theory Introduction 1. Traditional Public Administration 2. Factors Playing a Role in the Development of New Public Management 2.1. Reinventing Government 2.2. Criticism Directed Against New Public Management and New Pursuits in Public Administration 3. The Neo-Weberian State (NWS) Theory 4. Criticism of the Neo-Weberian State Theory Conclusion References Dilek Memisoglu Gökbinar: 4. New Public Service Approach: Democratic Citizenship–Oriented Public Service Understanding Introduction 1. From Classical Public Administration to New Public Management 2. The New Public Service 2.1. The Origins of New Public Service 2.1.1. Democratic Citizenship 2.1.2. Models of Community and Civil Society 2.1.3. Organizational Humanism and New Public Administration 2.1.4. Postmodernism 2.2. The Principles of New Public Service 2.3. Criticism of New Public Service Conclusion References Yurdanur Ural Uslan: 5. Values in the Public Sector: Values that are Effective in the Decisions of Public Administrators Introduction 1. The Concept of Value 2. Public Values 2.1. Transformation of the Values in Transition from Classical Public Administration to New Public Management 2.2. Values Taking Place in the International and National Code of Conduct 3. Method 3.1. Set of Values as a Survey Research Tool 3.2. Results Conclusion References Abdullah Uzun: 6. Value Co-creation in Public Services: A Conceptual and Theoretical Overview Introduction 1. Concept of “Value” in Public Services 2. Value Co-creation in Service-Dominant Logic (SDL) and Services Logic (SL) Perspectives 2.1. SDL Perspective 2.2. SL Perspective 3. Value Co-creation in Public Services 3.1. Public Service-Dominant Logic (PSDL): Co-production and Value Co-creation 3.2. Public Service Logic (PSL): Users as Value Creators 3.3. Public Service Ecosystems (PSE): Multiple Actors and a Multiple level Analysis Conclusion References Cantürk Caner: 7. A New Discussion on the Theories of Contemporary Public Administration: International Public Administration Introduction 1. The Dissociation of Traditional Public Administration and a Brief History of the Necessities Needed in a New Public Administration 2. The Occurrence of IPA: Challenges and Differences 3. IPA as a Sub-discipline of Public Administration (PA): Definition and Conceptual Discussions 4. Dimension, Methodology and Topic in IPA Studies Conclusion References Mithat Arman Karasu: 8. The City Council Experience as a Governance Practice in Turkey Introduction 1. Environmental Aspect of Governance: Local Agenda 21 2. Local Agenda 21 Process and City Councils in Turkey 3. Problems Encountered in the Implementation of City Councils in Turkey 3.1. Democracy Culture and Problems Arising from the Understanding of State in Turkey 3.2. Problems Encountered in Participation 3.3. Issue of Representation of Social Groups 3.4. Problem of Financial Resources 3.5. Problems Between Municipalities and City Councils Conclusion References Nur Sat: 9. E-municipality and E-democracy Relationship Introduction 1. Transformation of Municipality in the Process of E-government 2. E-municipality for E-democracy 2.1. Local Democracy 2.2. E-democracy 3. Do Information Technologies Bring Democratization? 4. Questioning the Relationship Between E-municipality and Democracy 5. General Evaluation Conclusion References Dilek Dede: 10. Regulatory Challenges for Digital Governments: Privacy, Net Neutrality and Control of Internet Content in Turkey Introduction 1. The Conceptual Framework of Regulatory Challenges for Digital Governments 2. Privacy, Net Neutrality and Control of Internet Content in Turkey 2.1. Blocking Orders About Privacy 2.2. Net Neutrality 2.3. Control of Internet Content 3. Discussion Conclusion References Part II Other Interdisciplinary Studies Related to Public Administration Theories Fatma Okur Cakici: 1. Democracy and Participant Political Culture Introduction 1. Democracy 1.1. Participatory Democracy 2. Political Culture 2.1. Political Culture Types 3. Political Participation 4. Participant Political Culture and Democracy Relationship Conclusion References Afsin Ahmet Kaya, Meryem Akbulut: 2. Investigation of Global Climate Change and Climate Change Project Results of Gümüshane as a Disaster Introduction 1. Material Method 1.1. Data Collection Tools 1.2. Evaluation of the Data 2. Results 2.1. Temperature and Rainfall Projection Results of Gümüshane Province Conclusion and Recommendations References Pınar Koc: 3. An Analysis of the Relationship Between Property Rights and National Income Within the Framework of New Institutional Economics Theories Introduction 1. Property Rights and Economic Development 2. Literature Review 3. Methodology and Data Set 3.1. Dynamic Panel Data Analysis 3.2. Econometric Estimation Conclusion References Orkun Celik: 4. The Impact of Globalization on Public Employment: The Case of Emerging Market Economies Introduction 1. Theoretical Background and Related Empirical Literature 2. Globalization Process and Its Impact on Public Employment in Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) 3. Econometric Strategy 3.1. Data and Model 3.2. Empirical Findings Conclusion and Discussion References Kurtulus Merdan: 5. Evaluation of the Effects of Public Choice Theory on Human Behaviours in the Context of Turkey Introduction 1. Description and Historical Development of Public Choice Theory 2. Basic Assumptions of Public Choice Theory for Human Behaviour 2.1. Methodological Individualism Assumption 2.2. Economic Human or Individual Rationality Assumption 2.3. The Assumption that Politics Is Exchange 3. The Effects of Public Choice Theory on Human Behaviours 3.1. Voter Behaviours 3.2. Political Parties 3.3. Bureaucracy 3.4. Pressure Groups 3.5. Tax Avoidance 4. The Effects of Public Choice Theory on Turkey Conclusion References Ibrahim Karaaslan: 6. A Discussion on the Possible Impact of Cryptocurrencies on State Sovereignty Introduction 1. The Concept of Money at a Glance 1.1. International Monetary System 2. The Concept of Cryptocurrency 2.1. Discussion on the Link Between Cryptocurrency and Sovereignty Conclusion References