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Authority and Democracy - A General Theory of Government and Management (Hardcover)
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Authority and Democracy - A General Theory of Government and Management (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy
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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. The Princeton
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