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Administrative State and Democracy

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in his notable book of the same title. Essentially, to what this refers is the conflict which arises between democracy and the process by which that democracy is actually  implemented. Democracy in the Administrative State Redford (1969) and other political theorists of his era may have argued that trust  is an inherent part of the political paradox. The paradox itself seems to be the issue of trust - while we elect leaders to carry out what we believe  to be fair and equitable policies, we also have become accustomed to have a real mistrust of these same political leaders. Never before could such a sentiment resonate that in  this current era. This is truly a time of more mistrust of government than perhaps any other generation has witnessed. There is certainly grounds for this mistrust, as  more and more leaders are exposed for scandal and wrongdoing. Perhaps that can be attributed to the media, which has become more sophisticated throughout the years. But, whatever  the reason, there is no question more exposure in government and much of that exposure is not positive. This decaying trust on the part of the American people is key  in the issue of democracy and the administrative state. Both of these issues rely on the people of this country and both of these issues are central to our  political system. Clearly, the problem between reconciling the democratic process with the administrative state is one in which the political ideology is disassociated from the managerial necessities.  When these are in conflict, the arises a problem with democracy. However, when these are in conjunction with each other, then the ideas of democracy can be fully integrated