Reason, Discretion, and Tradition: A Reflection on the Burkean World-View and Its Implications for Public Administration
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1997
Publication Title
Administration and Society
Abstract
This article seeks to better identify Edmund Burke's views on human reason and human nature, tradition, representation, and law, and the implications of these views for public administration. Parallels between Burke's thought and that of the [American] Founding Fathers are examined. Also, the reasons for neglect of Burke's thought by public administration writers are discussed. Drawing on Burke's thought, the article presents an argument for the exercise of significant discretion by public administrators but argues that this discretion should be limited by administrative rules and procedures and by a set of ethics that emphasizes prudence and tradition. [R]
Repository Citation
Haque, Akhlaque and Spicer, Michael W., "Reason, Discretion, and Tradition: A Reflection on the Burkean World-View and Its Implications for Public Administration" (1997). All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications. 0 1 2 3 987.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/987
Volume
29
Issue
1