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The public administration theory primer / H. George Frederickson, Kevin B. Smith.
LIBRA JF1351 .F734 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frederickson, H. George.
- Series:
- Essentials of public policy and administration series
- Essentials of public policy and administration
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public administration.
- Political planning.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, [2003]
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: The Possibilities of Theory 1
- 2 Theories of Political Control of Bureaucracy 15
- 3 Theories of Bureaucratic Politics 41
- 4 Public Institutional Theory 67
- 5 Theories of Public Management 95
- 6 Postmodern Theory 127
- 7 Decision Theory 161
- 8 Rational Choice Theory 185
- 9 Theories of Governance 207
- 10 Conclusion: A Bright Future for Theory? 229.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-266) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813340713
- 0813398045
- OCLC:
- 51544187
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