'A General Theory of Public Administration' offers, for the first time, a definition of public administration which fits the occupation and the field of study.
Contents
Preface
Summary
Introduction - The Theoretical Vacuum
Chapter 1 - The Nature of Public Administration
Chapter 2 – Demand for Public Goods
Chapter 3 - Supply of Public Goods
Chapter 4 - The Language of Public Administration
Chapter 5 - The Moral Purpose of Public Administration
Chapter 6 - Public Administration Reform
Conclusion
Appendix I - Public Administration as a Profession
Appendix II – A Freudian note on policy making
Appendix III - Post-modernist public administration
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Contents
Preface
Summary
Introduction - The Theoretical Vacuum
Chapter 1 - The Nature of Public Administration
Chapter 2 – Demand for Public Goods
Chapter 3 - Supply of Public Goods
Chapter 4 - The Language of Public Administration
Chapter 5 - The Moral Purpose of Public Administration
Chapter 6 - Public Administration Reform
Conclusion
Appendix I - Public Administration as a Profession
Appendix II – A Freudian note on policy making
Appendix III - Post-modernist public administration
Select Bibliography