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Why Public Service Matters: Public Managers, Public Policy, and Democracy
Robert F. Durant
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Description for Why Public Service Matters: Public Managers, Public Policy, and Democracy
Paperback. Why Public Service Matters conveys the importance, purpose, and nobility of a career as a civil servant in the United States. Num Pages: 290 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Why Public Service Matters conveys the importance, purpose, and nobility of a career as a civil servant in the United States. It does so, however, with an unflinching eye on the realpolitik that drives public administration in America's "compensatory state" and on the pitfalls of reformers' focus on bureaucratic, rather than democratic, administration. The book links the nation's ability to handle contemporary policy problems with the strategic, tactical, and normative quality of public management. In doing so, it offers newcomers a rare, concise, and accessible overview of the field. Readers will gain an appreciation for the challenges, choices, and opportunities ... Read more
Why Public Service Matters conveys the importance, purpose, and nobility of a career as a civil servant in the United States. It does so, however, with an unflinching eye on the realpolitik that drives public administration in America's "compensatory state" and on the pitfalls of reformers' focus on bureaucratic, rather than democratic, administration. The book links the nation's ability to handle contemporary policy problems with the strategic, tactical, and normative quality of public management. In doing so, it offers newcomers a rare, concise, and accessible overview of the field. Readers will gain an appreciation for the challenges, choices, and opportunities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230341494
SKU
V9780230341494
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Ref
99-15
About Robert F. Durant
Robert Durant is Professor of Public Administration and Policy at American University, USA. He is the recipient of four lifetime achievement awards, including the John M. Gaus Award and Lectureship from the American Political Science Association, awarded in recognition of his exemplary research in the joint tradition of political science and public administration.
Reviews for Why Public Service Matters: Public Managers, Public Policy, and Democracy
"This is the perfect introductory public administration book written by one of the top experts in the world. It conveys everything one needs to know about public administration in a very readable format, easily convincing the reader that there is no higher calling than public service." - Rosemary O'Leary, Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, University of Kansas, USA ... Read more