The Concept of Capacity Capacities

M. Ernita Joaquin and Thomas J. Greitens ()
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M. Ernita Joaquin: San Francisco State University
Thomas J. Greitens: Central Michigan University

Chapter Chapter 3 in American Administrative Capacity, 2021, pp 41-71 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The recent stress test of American governance raises questions of administrative capacity, a concept that runs the risk of oversimplification. Capacity has induced wide-ranging studies in organization, public administration, and political science. Synthesizing the ideas from the literature and anchoring them in the knowledge of American political development let us arrive at a definition that captures the complex challenges of modern administration. In this chapter's theoretical foray, the core dimensions of capacity and resilience as the goal of capacity building are identified and set against the backdrop of political change.

Keywords: Capacity; Capacity dimensions; Administrative conservatorship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80564-7_3

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