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Cover -- The Machinery Of Government -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Taking Public Administration Seriously -- 1.1 Inside The Machine -- 1.2 Beyond Discretion -- 1.3 Administrative Power -- 1.4 The Permanent Civil Service -- 1.5 Political Neutrality -- 1.6 Liberalism Or Democracy? -- 1.7 Conclusion -- 2. A General Framework For The Ethics Of Public Administration -- 2.1 Preliminary Clarification -- 2.2 Three Models Of Accountability -- 2.3 The Hierarchical Model -- 2.4 The Popular Model -- 2.5 The Vocational Model -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 3. Liberalism: From Classical To Modern 3.1 Before Liberalism -- 3.2 The Rise Of Classical Liberalism -- 3.3 The Triumph Of Classical Liberalism -- 3.4 The Decline Of Classical Liberalism -- 3.5 The Rise Of Modern Liberalism -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4. Efficiency And The Rise Of The Welfare State -- 4.1 The Egalitarian Model -- 4.2 The Communitarian Model -- 4.3 The Public-economic Model -- 4.4 Assessing The Models -- 4.5 Wagner's Law -- 4.6 The Rent-seeking View -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 5. Cost-benefit Analysis As An Expression Of Liberal Neutrality -- 5.1 Embedded Cba -- 5.2 Provision Of A Public Good -- 5.3 Imposing A Regulation 5.4 Assessing Safety -- 5.5 Rationing Healthcare -- 5.6 Environmental Goods -- 5.7 The Three-step Procedure -- 5.8 Conclusion -- 6. Administrative Discretion And The Rule Of Law -- 6.1 Discretion -- 6.2 Varieties Of Discretion -- 6.3 Discretionary Enforcement -- 6.4 The Morality Of Law -- 6.5 Administrative Law -- 6.6 Conclusion -- 7. Paternalism And Individual Freedom -- 7.1 Mill's Argument -- 7.2 Bureaucratic Paternalism -- 7.3 The Harm Principle -- 7.4 Hyperbolic Discounting -- 7.5 Cognitive Bias -- 7.6 The Nudge Framework -- 7.7 Conclusion -- 8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Joseph Heath. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.