Globalization and public administration

This article discusses globalization and its implications for public admini stration. Using a political economy approach, an analysis is made of the di fferent meanings and perspectives of globalization, of the causes and conse quences of globalization, and of the underpinnings or constitutive elements of globalization, a phenomenon that is all-embracing with transworld and f ar-reaching implications for society, governance, and public administration . Causes of globalization are discussed such as the economic factors of sur plus accumulation, corporate reorganization, shift of corporate power struc ture, global money and financialization, global state and administration, d omestic decline, rising human expectations, innovations, and global suprana tional organizations such as the United Nations. Consequences of globalizat ion are discussed including the positive impact such as continuity and pers istence of the state and public administration, but also its negative conse quences such as threat to democracy and community, increasing corruption, a nd elite empowerment. Then a discussion is made of the converging, hegemoni c global order with a question of possible counter-hegemonic model that mig ht alter the dominant world order. Finally, trite article presents a number of significant implications-positive and negative-for public administratio n as a theory and practice, from both American and comparative/internationa l perspectives.