Case Study: "The Tides of Reform Revisited: Patterns in Making Government Work, 1945-2002".
In 800 words provide the following using the above case study:
1. Summarize the key points and the findings.
2. Discuss the relationship of the case in how it relates to key public administration concepts.
3. Analyze the case study. What are your thoughts, opinions? Support with scholarly references?
4. Give the full citation of the case study.
Paul Light's essay, "The Tides of Reform," reviews the current landscape of administrative reorganization and argues that it is dominated by four major competing ideas:scientific management,the war on waste,the watchful eye, andliberation management.
In this case analysis, you will apply the ideas to a major citywide school reform effort in Denver, Colorado. The study, "Expectations," highlights the actions taken by Michael Bennett, who was appointed the Denver Mayor's chief of staff. One of Bennett's most controversial actions was the decision to close a century-old high school.