Democracy and public administration / edited by Richard C. Box.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Box, Richard C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The true measure of the successful practice of public service is its ability to remain faithful to the tenets of democratic society. This text links the practice of public administration to the core concepts of American democracy. It covers the various aspects of public administration in the context of ''delivering democracy'' in public service.

Contents:

Introduction : the importance of democracy for public administration / Richard C. Box

Democracy and public service / Mary R. Hamilton

Democracy, public administrators, and public policy / Dale Krane

A brief tour of public organization theory in the United States / Gary S. Marshall

Citizens, citizenship, and democratic governance / Cheryl Simrell King

Democracy, public participation, and budgeting : mutually exclusive or just exhausting? / Aimee L. Franklin and Carol Ebdon

Citizen participation in performance measurement / Alfred T. Ho

Democracy and the "republican revival" in administrative law / Christine M. Reed

En-gendering democracy : a feminist perspective on the body politic / Janet R. Hutchinson

Democratic administration in a multicultural environment / Mohamad G. Alkadry

Nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and democracy in the United States / Angela M. Eikenberry

The public service practitioner as agent of social change / Richard C. Box.

Notes:

"First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-47320-5

1-315-70522-2

1-317-47321-3

1-280-91290-1

9786610912902

0-7656-2193-2

9781315705224

OCLC:

213304507