Comparative public administration and policy / Jamil Jreisat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jreisat, Jamil E.

Series:

Essentials in public policy and administration.

Essentials of public policy and administration series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Cross-cultural studies.

Public administration.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 192 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview, 2002.

Summary:

Comparative Public Administration and Policy is an examination and analysis of the subject from the classic period of the 1960s to the present. This comparative scholarship has been an exemplar of the most fascinating era of social science development and remains the most promising aspect of the political and administrative studies. The global context, the information revolution, and democratization trends in many parts of the world are reshaping public organizations as tools of governance in modern society. This book is a unique contribution, not only for dealing with an important topic, but also for providing students and scholars a comprehensive view, instead of the usual fragmented discussions. It is an analytical, evaluative, exhaustive, and balanced approach to critical dimensions of modern governance.

Contents:

Globalism and Comparative Public Administration 6

Evolution of the Comparative Drive 12

Accomplishments 16

Evaluative Discourse 24

2 National Public Bureaucracy: A Unit for Comparison 27

Elements of the Classic Bureaucratic Model 28

Attacks on the Bureaucracy 31

3 Comparative Research and Methods 49

The Unit of Analysis 53

The Context (the Environment) 57

What Method for Research? 65

4 Comparative Public Policy 79

Concepts and Definitions 79

Public Policy and Administrative Discretion 91

Comparative Politics and Comparative Administration 97

5 Administration of Developing Countries 105

Understanding Development 105

The Implementation Challenge 114

Attributes of Public Administration in Developing Countries 129

6 Administration of Developed Systems 135

Limiting Central Powers: Building Institutional Foundations 135

Impact of Science and Rationalism 141

The New Public Management 144

Common Administrative Features 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813398037

OCLC:

49299039