The Power of the Street-Level Bureaucrat in Public Service Bureaucracies.

Prottas, Jeffrey Manditch

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ERIC Number: EJ208922

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Publication Date: 1978-Mar

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The Power of the Street-Level Bureaucrat in Public Service Bureaucracies.

Prottas, Jeffrey Manditch

Urban Affairs Quarterly, v13 n3 p285-312 Mar 1978

This paper analyzes the distribution of power in street-level bureaucracies that deliver public services and critically examines the sources of this power. The mechanisms and political environment which allow street-level bureaucrats to make public policy are discussed in detail. (EB)

Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Community Organizations, Governmental Structure, Political Influences, Political Power, Power Structure, Public Agencies, Public Officials, Public Policy, Public Service Occupations

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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