Foundations of public administration : a comparative approach / by Peter Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Peter, 1929-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Public administration--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book has been written to explain some of the fundamental issues of public administration to a wide audience.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Part I Fundamental Questions; 1 The Scope and Characteristics of Public Administration; 2 The Size and Scope of Government; 3 Allocation of Functions; 4 Administration and Culture; Part II The Profession of Government; 5 The Administrative Profession; 6 Internal Problems of Administration; 7 The Problem of Bureaucratic Corruption; Part III Comparative Public Administration; 8 Comparative Administration: Developed Countries - Some Approaches, Styles and Methods; 9 Comparative Administrative Systems: The Developing World; 10 Public Administration in Socialist States

Part IV Policy and Policy Problems11 The Meaning of Policy; 12 Policy-Making in the Developing World; 13 Conclusion; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-70425-7

9786612704253

988-220-137-7

OCLC:

654432737