Dwight Waldo
Dwight Waldo | |
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| Born | September 28, 1913 De Witt, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 2000 (aged 87) |
| Education | University of Nebraska (BA) Yale University (PhD) |
| Known for | Theory of Bureaucratic Government |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Public administration |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Syracuse University Virginia Tech |
| Thesis | The Administrative State (1948) |
| Doctoral advisor | Francis Coker |
Clifford Dwight Waldo (September 28, 1913 – October 27, 2000) was an American political scientist and major figure in modern public administration. Waldo's career was often directed against a scientific/technical portrayal of bureaucracy and government that now suggests the term public management as opposed to public administration. Waldo is recognized the world over for his contributions to the theory of bureaucratic government.