How Did The Politics Administration Dichotomy

The Politics-administration dichotomy is a theory conceived by Woodrow Wilson in his essay The Study of Public Administration in 1887. Wilson was an American politician, and was president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. During the 20th century, the world changed a lot. States had to face new problems and were sometimes not prepared for that. Unfortunately, in the United States, the state proved to be ineffective since it could not resolve these problems. During Wilson’s time, the system in practice in the United State was the spoil system. In the latter, in an election, the victorious party would appoint its supporters to high administrative posts, even despite the fact that this people may be completely unqualified for these positions.