President Woodrow’s argument that politicians should only make the general decisions in governing the country while the administrators and technocrats are left to formulate the policy and make the tactical and specific decisions was a valid argument. This is because most politicians lack the amount of skill and experience that the administrators have in specific areas of administration (Stillman 16). Most of the administrators have received formal education in public administration and other areas such as financial management, policy formulation and security management which most elected officials lack. This is also necessary because most politicians make their decisions
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