Caiden, Gerald
Professor
School of Policy, Planning, and Development
213-740-0381
caiden@usc.edu
Professor Caiden has research and teaching interests in several areas of public administration, notably comparative and development administration, administrative theory, and the study of maladministration and bureaupathology. He is responsible for over 29 books and over 270 academic articles on diverse topics, such as administrative corruption, public accountability, auditing, ombudsman, public service ethics, comparative administrative cultures, and public management systems. He is best known for his pioneering studies in administrative reform, organizational diagnosis, ombudsman, comparative corruption, and public sector innovations. Among his more recent books are Administrative Ethics (Fudan University Press, 2003), Administrative Reform Comes of Age (Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1991), A Dragon's Progress: Readings in Korean Development Administration (Kumarian Press, 1991), Development: A Reader (Human Resources Institute 1988), The Economics and Politics of Organized Crime (Lexington Books, 1984), A Select Bibliography of American Public Administration (Garland Press, 1983), An International Handbook of Ombudsman (Greenwood Press, 1983), Public Administration (Palisades Press, 1982), and Strategies for Administrative Reform (Lexington Books, 1982). He was editor of The International Journal of Technical Cooperation (London, 1995-1999). He is currently a member of the U.N. Panel of Experts in Public Administration and Development since 1994. Professor Caiden won the USC Mellon Foundation Award for Excellence in Mentoring for the 2005-2006 academic year.
Selected Publications:
Caiden, Gerald, "Improving Government Performance"; Public Administration Review, pp. 140-143.; Jan./Feb. 2006
Caiden, Gerald, "An Anatomy of Official Corruption"; in G. Frederickson and R.K. Ghere, eds. Ethics in Public Administration; 2005
Caiden, Gerald with Pachampet Sundaram, "The Specificity of Public Service Reform: India"; Public Administration and Development, pp. 1-11; 2004/5
Caiden, Gerald, "Paul Nutt's Theory of Public Organizational Change"; Public Performance and Management Review, Vol 27, No. 4. pp. 44-50; 2004
Caiden, G. E., "A cautionary role: Ten major flaws in combating corruption"; Southwestern Journal of Law & Trade in the Americas, 10(2), 101-124.; 2004
Caiden, G. E., & Caiden, N., "Measuring performance in public sector programs"; Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems Paris: UNESCO; 2004
Caiden, G. E., "The burden on our backs: Corruption in Latin America" (in Spanish); Reforma y Democracia, 28, 59-84.; 2004
Caiden, G. E., "The erosion of public service in the United States"; In P. Reddy, P. Singh, & R. Tiwari (Eds.), Democracy, governance, and globalization: Essays in honor of Paul Appleby (pp. 37-70). New Delhi: Indian Institute of Public Administration; 2004
Caiden, Gerald, "Australia and Israel" (in Hebrew); State and Society, 2(1): 3; 2003
Caiden, Gerald, "Foreword"; in J. Quah, ed. Curbing Corruption in Asia: A Comparative Study of Six Countries. Singapore: National University of Singapore/Time Academic Press, pp. 1-10; 2003
Caiden, Gerald, "Getting at the Essence of the Administrative State"; in A. Farazmand, ed. Handbook of Bureaucracy. Second Edition. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2003
Caiden, Gerald, "Excessive Bureaucratization: The J-Curve Theory of Bureaucracy and Max Weber Through the Looking Glass"; in A. Farazmand, ed. Handbook of Bureaucracy. Second Edition. New York: Marcel Dekker; 2003
Caiden, Gerald with Stephen Ma, Essays on Administrative Ethics (in Chinese); Shanghai: Fudan University Press; 2003
Caiden, G. E., "Building blocks toward a theory of public administration"; In A. Farazmand (Ed.), Handbook of bureaucracy (2nd ed.) New York: Marcel Dekker.; 2003
Caiden, G. E., & Valdes, D., "Revitalizando o estado do Bem-Estar Social Internacionaizaco e globalizes"; Revista de Directa UPIS 1, 37-52.; 2003
Caiden, Gerald, "Enron, Accountancy and Professional Ethics"; Public Integrity, Fall:321-332; 2002
Caiden, Gerald, "No More Heads in the Sand?"; Public Integrity, IV(2):179-187; 2002
Caiden, Gerald E., "Administrative Reforms in India"; Asian Journal of Political Science, 10(2): 158-163; 2002
Caiden, Gerald E. with Naomi Caiden, "Public Ethics: The Role of Bureaucracy - The trend to universality and moral conformity?"; in J.B. Jain, ed. Governance and Community. IPSA; 2002
Caiden, Gerald with Naomi Caiden, "Strategies for Meeting the Challenges of Diversity Management in Civil Service"; in UNDESA/IIAS. Managing Diversity in the Civil Service. Washington, D.C.: IOS Press, pp. 123-136; 2002
Caiden, Gerald, "Administrative Reform"; in A. Farazmand, ed. Handbook of Comparative and Development Administration. Second Edition. New York: Marcel Dekker, pp. 655-667; 2001
Caiden, Gerald E., "Current Directions in Public Service Ethics" (in Spanish); Gestion y Politica, Special Issue on Public Ethics, 10(1): 233-252; 2001
Caiden, Gerald E. with O.P. Dwivedi and J. Jabbra, eds., Where Corruption Lives; Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press; 2001
Caiden, Gerald E., co-editor and chapter contributor, with O.P. Dwivedi and J. Jabbra, Corruption and Governance: A Global Perspective; West Hartford, CT: IIAS/Kumarian Press; 2001
Caiden, Gerald with Naomi Caiden, "The Experience of the United States and the United Kingdom in the Area of Diversity"; Politics, Administration and Change, 35:1-19; 2001