An Analysis Of Dwight Waldo's Administrative Thought And Its Value

As a key figure in the history of public administration,Dwight Waldo has epochmaking significance for the development of public administration.On the one hand,he systematically commented on the traditional theory of public administration,on the other hand,he also opened a new chapter in the development of public administration.This kind of link makes Waldo's administrative thoughts both radical and conservative characteristics,showing a comprehensive compromise of the administrative view.In this paper,the diachronic and synchronic analysis method is used to divide Waldo's administrative thought into three stages: early,middle and late.The core viewpoint,value orientation and research method of Waldo's administrative thought in each stage are systematically combed,and the evolution logic of Waldo's administrative thought is extracted from radical to modified and then to conservative.On this basis,this paper further explains that the value concept Waldo's administration thought follows is democratic administration idea through scientific analysis,the theoretical system constructed is the synthesis and compromise of public administration and the internal logic that forms the flow of thought adopts the research method of relativity——analyzing things by combining positive and negative aspects.Thus,it tries to reveal the consistent value connotation and different aspects of Waldo's administrative thought in each period,so as to achieve the purpose of systematically understanding Waldo's administrative thought.Finally,through the evaluation and analysis of the value of Waldo's administrative thought,further reveal its significance of The Times and the shortcomings of the existence,so as to provide useful reference for the theoretical exploration and practical development of public administration in China.