Conflict and Compromise Among Models of Administrative Justice

In reflecting on criticisms of Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act the author has developed some hypotheses that have interesting implications not just for the disability program but for the evaluation of administrative adjudication generally. First, the author thinks these criticisms reflect distinct conceptual models of administrative justice. Second, each of the models is coherent and attractive. But, third, the models, though not mutually exclusive, are highly competitive. Each model\u27s internal logic tends to drive the characteristics of the others from the field in concrete situations