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Retracing Public Administration
Mark R. . Ed(S): Rutgers
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Description for Retracing Public Administration
hardcover. Despite the global mood for privatization in the last decades of the 20th century, dissatisfaction with failing public/private partnerships and calls for an active state in the face of increasing globalization has created a situation where the term "public administration" has gained new validity. Editor(s): Rutgers, Mark R. Series: Research in Public Administration S. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
What is public administration? How can we identify it and characterize it? The meaning of public administration seems more problematic than ever after the late 20th century cry for privatization. Some argue there is no need to elucidate the meaning of public administration, others stick to more limited notions like "public management" or introduce new vocabulary such as "governance". "Retracing Public Administration" deals with our understanding of public administration. Before discarding "public administration", a more profound analysis of its meaning is preeminent. Where did the concept originate, why and how was it grounded, and can we perhaps (re)establish its meaning ... Read more
What is public administration? How can we identify it and characterize it? The meaning of public administration seems more problematic than ever after the late 20th century cry for privatization. Some argue there is no need to elucidate the meaning of public administration, others stick to more limited notions like "public management" or introduce new vocabulary such as "governance". "Retracing Public Administration" deals with our understanding of public administration. Before discarding "public administration", a more profound analysis of its meaning is preeminent. Where did the concept originate, why and how was it grounded, and can we perhaps (re)establish its meaning ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
Series
Research in Public Administration S.
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762309566
SKU
V9780762309566
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