Public administration : traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge / Norma M. Riccucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riccucci, Norma.

Series:

Public management and change.

Public management and change series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is public administration an art or a science? This question of whether the field is driven by values or facts will never be definitively answered due to a lack of consensus among scholars. The resulting divide has produced many heated debates; however, in this pioneering volume, Norma Riccucci embraces the diversity of research methods rather than suggesting that there is one best way to conduct research in public administration. Public Administration examines the intellectual origins and identity of the discipline of public administration, its diverse research traditions, and how public admin

Contents:

front matter; contents; illustrations; acknowledgments; introduction; chapter 1; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8; references; index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589016170

1589016173

OCLC:

654471752