do ▁arg ues ▁that ▁dem ocr atic ▁states ▁are ▁under p inned ▁by ▁professional ▁and ▁political ▁b ureau cra cies ▁and ▁that ▁scientific ▁management ▁and ▁efficiency ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁core ▁idea ▁of ▁government ▁b ureau c racy , ▁but ▁rather ▁it ▁is ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁has ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁theory ▁of ▁government ▁b ureau cra cies ▁the ▁world ▁over ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁defining ▁works ▁of ▁public ▁administration ▁and ▁political ▁science ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 7 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁later ▁re iss ued ▁in ▁a ▁second ▁edition ▁with ▁an ▁extens ively ▁re vised ▁introduction ▁by ▁Wal do . ▁ ▁History ▁on ▁the ▁concept ▁▁ ▁The ▁phrase ▁“ the ▁Administr ative ▁State ” ▁was ▁widely ▁used ▁before ▁D w ight ▁Wal do ▁adopted ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁administrative ▁powers ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁debate ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁ ▁dem ocr atic ▁government ▁has ▁been ▁implemented . ▁Where ▁the ▁current ▁debate ▁begins ▁is ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution , ▁and ▁arg ues ▁over ▁the ▁powers ▁to ▁govern ▁under ▁the ▁pres ets ▁of ▁said ▁constitution . ▁Basically , ▁the ▁debate ▁is ▁over ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁none lect ed ▁ag encies ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁en force . ▁ ▁The ▁argument ▁for ▁the ▁power ▁is ▁that ▁all ▁federal ▁ag encies / ▁officials ▁are