Public Administration Discretion Essay

Administration Discretion Public administration in itself is a structure. A structure of many different administrative organizations working to carry out the orders/laws of the government. As with many structures, elements of it have to work or fit a certain way for it to be stable or function properly. There is also a structural plan (laws/rules) that must be followed in order for the structure to be safe and effective (run smoothly).
On the other hand, although most structures can usually abide by these rules there are times when plans (laws/rules) are misinterpreted, they do not fit in a particular case, they create unseen problems, etc. In such a case, limited discretion may be required in order to provide the best probable outcome. Of course, the discretion used may also end up being disastrous for the structure as well. Either way, structures, as well as the tasks of public administration can always change or be misinterpreted, which …show more content…
In addition, by not being allowed to use administrative discretion everything can work only one way, or as Weber wrote, it “does not entitle the bureau to regulate the matter by commands given for each case, but only to regulate the matter abstractly” (Stillman, 2010). By giving no administrative discretion to public administrators, as Weber’s suggested, could be an advantage as well. With no discretion given every individual job in the administration would be the same, according to the duties of that station/office. As such, if a higher position in the hierarchy left their job then their position could easily be filled with the person under that position. This is due to people in the office being expertly trained or specializing in that task/duty as well. As a result, the office would still be able to effectively carry out their duties as