Public administration : 25 years of analysis and debate

Features a history of the evolution of Public Administration over the past 25 years * Provides highly cited source material of proven quality in a single volume * Represents an ideal supplementary reader for any public administration and public management course

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rhodes, R. A. W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell , c2011
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Yesterday when i was young
  • 2. Theory, stylized heuristic or self-fulfilling prophecy? the status of rational choice theory in public administration
  • 3. The governance narrative : key findings and lessons from the ESRC's Whitehall program
  • 4. The dynamics of multi-organizational partnerships : an analysis of changing modes of governance
  • 5. 'Accountability' : an ever-expanding concept?
  • 6. Cabinet government : an elusive ideal?
  • 7. The joint-decision trap : lessons from German federalism and European integration
  • 8. Managing networks in the public sector : a theoretical study of management strategies in policy networks
  • 9. Territorial administration and political control : decentralization in France
  • 10. A public management for all seasons?
  • 11. The competent boundary spanner
  • 12. The public-service orientation : issues and dilemmas
  • 13. 'Portrait of a profession revisited'