Title

William Robertson: Exemplar Of Politics And Public Management Rightly Understood

Abstract

William Robertson, director of the City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Street Services, is profiled here as an exemplary public administrator. The authors suggest that Robertson practices politics appropriately in his role in order to achieve great outcomes for his bureau, the citizens with whom he works, and the city as a whole. To adequately define the ways in which Robertson uses politics, Sherry Arnstein's "ladder of participation" is reconceptualized as a circle of participation in which Robertson uses multiple strategies of interaction with citizens, elected officials, employees, and peers. Lessons for public administrators are offered based on Robertson's example. © 2007 The American Society for Public Administration.

Publication Date

9-1-2007

Publication Title

Public Administration Review

Volume

67

Issue

5

Number of Pages

816-823

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00770.x

Socpus ID

34548845834 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34548845834

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