Identify an aspect of American public administration that could be improved by utilizing an approach from another country’s administrative system Write an original research paper in which you identify an aspect of American public administration that could be improved by utilizing an approach from another country’s administrative system. Substantive Criteria For this project: identify a specific administrative practice or system that is utilized in a country outside the United States that you think would benefit American public administration, discuss how this practice or system could be applied, and discuss how it would alter American administration. Look at administrative practices in place in federal administration. Once you have identified a specific practice or system, you will discuss existing literature on the practice (literature review), discuss the system the United States currently has in place (again, you should have a literature review but this section will be shorter), then you will discuss how this system would alter administrative practices in the US. The first step is to identify a specific practice or system that you think would improve American public administration. As an example, suppose you think that American public administration would function more efficiently if we were to adopt a system of paying civil servants that is highly linked to performance.This is a specific practice in public administration that is currently different from what we have in the United States(currently federal agencies have a great deal of freedom in determining pay policy with performance-related pay often being a small component of overall salary determinants).As another example, maybe you think that American administration would serve the public better if we had a system that valued bureaucrats as experts and allowed them a great deal of discretion in their decision-making, similar to the system in South Korea today(currently, American bureaucrats are expected to follow rules as closely as possible and to have hierarchical decision-making, meaning that low-level bureaucrats have almost no discretion). The next step is to research the practice or system that you have selected. You should present a review of the relevant literature on this practice or system, highlighting countries or regions where this practice is used, the benefits and drawbacks of this system, etc. This literature review will likely take up the majority of your paper – I am looking for a thorough discussion of this administrative practice or system, and you need to show that you have a deep understanding of this practice or system. Next you should discuss how your proposed practice or system is different than what is currently utilized in the United States. You should provide a short literature review to fully explain this aspect of American administration, and you should also discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the American system currently in place. Finally, you should discuss how this would alter American public administration. What would be the advantages of adopting this new system or practice? Would there be any drawbacks? How might this new administrative practice affect bureaucratic behavior or citizen views towards bureaucracy? The topics you discuss will depend on the type of change you are proposing. Sources Students need to use at least 15 reputable sources in this paper(peer review journals, books, and etc). Must use in-text citations throughout the paper. I do not care which citation style you choose as long as you are consistent throughout the pape
