, ▁instead ▁of ▁acting ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁“ The ▁president ial ▁control ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁administrative ▁state , ▁perhaps ▁most ▁definit ively ▁exp ounded ▁by ▁now - Just ice ▁El ena ▁K agan , ▁ ▁suggests ▁that ▁top - down ▁account ability ▁aff ords ▁ag encies ▁measure ▁of ▁dem ocr atic ▁account ability ▁and ▁ass ures ▁effective ▁administration ” ▁( Har vard ▁Law ▁Review ). ▁Basically , ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁Review ▁is ▁summar izing ▁K agan ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁ag ency ▁implemented ▁policy / ▁law ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁dem ocracy ▁by ▁the ▁citizens ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁elected ▁official ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁chain ▁of ▁government ▁responsible . ▁ ▁I . e ., ▁the ▁question ▁is ▁whether ▁the ▁trick led own ▁effect ▁of ▁responsibility ▁is ▁efficient ▁enough ▁for ▁dem ocracy , ▁or ▁whether ▁the ▁government ▁ag encies ▁will ▁become ▁power ▁hun gry , ▁and ▁not ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁people . ▁ ▁Ide als ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁▁ ▁The ▁book ▁pos its ▁that ▁an ▁" admin istr ative ▁state " ▁contains ▁a ▁t ension ▁between ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁b ureau c racy ▁that ▁should ▁ob lige ▁career ▁public ▁servants ▁to ▁protect ▁dem ocr atic ▁principles . ▁The ▁political ▁administration ▁dich ot omy ▁is ▁false . ▁Public ▁servants ▁hold ▁political ▁positions ▁that ▁require ▁more ▁than ▁merely ▁implementing ▁policy ▁set ▁by ▁elected ▁officials . ▁Public ▁servants ▁must ▁negoti ate ▁effic ien cies ▁demanded ▁by ▁the ▁scientific ▁management ▁movement ▁with ▁due ▁process ▁and ▁public ▁access