Authority and Democracy
：A General Theory of Government and Management
( Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy )
Publication subTitle ：A General Theory of Government and Management
Publication series ：Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy
Author： McMahon Christopher
Publisher： Princeton University Press
Publication year： 2017
E-ISBN: 9781400887460
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691016290
Subject： D035 State administration
Keyword： 认识论,哲学理论
Language： ENG
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Description
Should the democratic exercise of authority that we take for granted in the realm of government be extended to the managerial sphere? Exploring this question, Christopher McMahon develops a theory of government and management as two components of an integrated system of social authority that is essentially political in nature. He then considers where in this structure democratic decision making is appropriate. McMahon examines the main varieties of authority: the authority of experts, authority grounded in a promise to obey, and authority justified as facilitating mutually beneficial cooperation. He also discusses the phenomenon of managerial authority, the authority that guides nongovernmental organization, and argues that managerial authority is best regarded not as the authority of a principal over an agent, but rather as authority that facilitates mutually beneficial cooperation among employees with different moral aims. Viewed in this way, there is a presumption that managerial authority should be democratically exercised by employees.
Originally published in 1997.
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