The Achaemenid Empire’s Contributions to Public Administration

Joshua M. Steinfeld

International Journal of Public Administration, 2015, vol. 38, issue 2, 82-91

Abstract: The Achaemenid Empire established the world’s first complex administrative system of government in 559 B.C. There are numerous administrative accomplishments by the Achaemenids that have not successfully been duplicated in modern times, despite the Pony Express, the Suez Canal, and perfected recycling systems. Political debate, formal rewards systems, federal agencies, and integrated federal and provincial levels of government among a culturally diverse population were characteristic of the trailblazing Achaemenid Empire. Furthermore, administrative ideologies such as government’s responsibility to serve the public and provide equal rights were incorporated first by Cyrus the Great’s Human Rights Charter.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.930750

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