Bulletin n. 3/2011 | ||
February 2012 | ||
Rosenbloom David H. |
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Federalist No. 10: How Do Factions Affect the President as Administrator-in-Chief? | ||
in Public Administration Review , Volume 71, Issue Supplement s1 , 2011 , s22–s28 | ||
Federalist No. 10 arguably is the most frequently read of the Federalist Papers, in no small measure because it offers a distinct and often negative image of the polity as a source of conflict. It argues that factions cannot be tamed, but they can be controlled. This essay argues that factions have weakened effective public administration and offers a detailed discussion of the proliferation of interest groups and their role in undermining the system of checks and balances. | ||