The New Neo-Weberian State

Abstract:The new Neo-Weberian State is the contemporary, the current iteration of Weberian Public Administration—practically, theoretically, and normatively. Geert Bouckaert’s updates convincingly show that both the Neo-Weberian State itself and original Weberian PA possess the resources to address contemporary questions both of the scholarly-theoretical development of Public Administration and the associated ethical challenges. In order to illustrate this, the present essay discusses first the various permutations of Weberianism and their relation to each other; then addresses the relationship between the Neo-Weberian State and the New Public Management; and finally deals with the connection of Weberian Public Administration in all of its forms with good Public Administration.