8 pages in length. Patricia Wallace Ingraham recognizes the incongruities inherent to public service amidst the United States political system. In her book entitled "The Foundation of Merit: Public Service in American Democracy," the author delves into such issues as civil service being in direct contrast to the overwhelming presence of bureaucracy; power and politics – the not-so-strangest of bedfellows; and the constant struggle to attain an equitable balance. The evolutionary path of political organizations can be traced back to the very first time man realized that he could exercise power over another individual. From that point of enlightenment, political organizations have sought to control virtually every element of human existence, an objective Ingraham claims often resides at the crux of political disheartenment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Service in American Democracy, the author delves into such issues as civil service being in direct contrast to the overwhelming presence of bureaucracy; power and politics - the not-so-strangest of
bedfellows; and the constant struggle to attain an equitable balance. The evolutionary path of political organizations can be traced back to the very first time man realized that he
could exercise power over another individual. From that point of enlightenment, political organizations have sought to control virtually every element of human existence, an objective Ingraham claims often resides
at the crux of political unrest. "It is important to understand how closely developments in the evolution of public personnel have reflected national political movements and the priorities and
values they represent" (Ingraham 2). Defining the relationships that exist between and among government, politics, democracy and power is a task that draws
its conclusion upon a very fine line. Indeed, while all four of these entities have something significant to do with one another, Ingraham indicates that at the same time
they each possess their own particular arrangement within the wide and varied scheme of bureaucratic function. It can readily be argued that one needs the combination of power and
government in order to enact any level of civil service politics; however, it can also be contended that there does not necessarily have to exist any sort of democratic considerations
as a means by which to operate that government. This specific point, according to the author, speaks to the concept of power and authoritarianism, rather than power and democracy
as it is in the United States of America. Political structure presented itself as a means by which to address - some even
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