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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
H George Frederickson; Kevin B Smith |
| ISBN: | 0813340713 9780813340715 0813398045 9780813398044 |
| OCLC Number: | 51544187 |
| Description: | viii, 279 : ill. p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The possibilities of theory -- Theories of political control of bureaucracy -- Theories of bureaucratic politics -- Public institutional theory -- Theories of public management -- Postmodern theory -- Decision theory -- Rational choice theory -- Theories of governance -- A bright future for theory? |
| Series Title: | Essentials of public policy and administration series. |
| Responsibility: | George Frederickson, Kevin B. Smith. |
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Abstract:
Can theory be so important in a field as applied, practical, and interdisciplinary as public administration? This book answers this question with a firm yes.
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