Mollenkopf J
Int J Health Serv. 1979;9(2):255-68. doi: 10.2190/0PF3-22T4-C7V4-FGJX.
Marxist analysts have developed theoretical propositions concerning the conflicting functions of government in advanced capitalist countries, while public policy analysts have examined the logic of public resource allocation. Through an historical analysis of a typical urban bureaucracy, the San Francisco Municipal Railway, this paper describes how bureaucratic structure and functioning relate to broader conflicts over whom government actions should benefit. It concludes that the apparent shortcomings of the organization can be traced to, and were caused by, this conflict. The argument thus draws from each of these two quite different approaches to the question of what logic motivates the public sector.
马克思主义分析家们针对发达资本主义国家中政府的冲突性功能提出了理论主张，而公共政策分析家们则研究了公共资源分配的逻辑。通过对一个典型的城市官僚机构——旧金山市政铁路公司进行历史分析，本文描述了官僚结构和职能如何与关于政府行动应使谁受益的更广泛冲突相关联。文章得出结论，该组织表面上的缺点可以追溯到这种冲突，并由这种冲突所导致。因此，这一论点借鉴了这两种截然不同的方法，来探讨是什么逻辑驱动着公共部门这一问题。
