For those who distinguish state and society, "regime," as used in this essay, is closer to society than state. Although the distinction of state and … - John Rohr
" "For those who distinguish state and society, "regime," as used in this essay, is closer to society than state. Although the distinction of state and society is a philosophical question of the first order, I do not think it makes any difference for the purpose of this book just where one stands on this great issue. Those who, like Aristotle, do not distinguish state and society may perhaps feel more comfortable with the words "regime" or "polity" than those who make this distinction. The latter may prefer the somewhat ambiguous term “society values.” It is important to note, however, that I am not talking exclusively about the values of the "state"— the authoritative and coercive agent of a political society.
About John Rohr
John Anthony Rohr (July 31, 1934 – August 10, 2011) was an American political scientist and Professor Emeritus at the Center for Public Administration and Policy at . Rohr is particularly known as a leading scholar of the U.S. Constitution in relationship to civil servants and public administration.
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The analogy between management and engineering has the unwholesome effect of taking management one further step away from governance. Engineering, like science, music, and theology, knows no national boundaries, and this is why scientists, artists, and theologians— often to their credit— make statesmen uneasy. Such men and women operate from a different normative base from those who govern. Despite the salience of the NAFTAs, the WTOs, and the EUs of this world, governing remains overwhelmingly the business of nation-states.