Refounding Democratic Public Administration

Modern Paradoxes, Postmodern Challenges
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-8039-5977-4
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 786 g

The American political system is undergoing a serious governmental crisis--our political leaders know only how to campaign, not how to gain consensus on goals or direct a course that is for the good of the nation. Continuing research that began over a decade ago with Gary L. Wamsley's Refounding Public Administration, this informative new volume continues the argument that public administration is at the center of the governance process and is therefore forced to compensate for the growing inadequacy of our leaders. Refounding Democratic Public Administration offers a revisualization of the relationship between public servants and the citizens they serve, as well as a continuing discourse on how public administration can constructively balance forces of change and stability in order for democracy to evolve and mature. This eye-opening volume will be required reading for students and professionals in public administration, political science, and management/organization studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wamsley, Gary L.

Wolf, James F.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Literatur für Manager
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Öffentliche Verwaltung: Allgemeines
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Gary L Wamsley and James F Wolf
Can a High-Modern Project Find Happiness in a Postmodern Era?
On Governance and Reinventing Government - Richard T Green and Lawrence Hubbell
Fencing in the Inherently Governmental Debate - Larkin Dudley
Public-Institutional Processes and Democratic Governance - Joy A Clay
What a Difference a State Makes - John A Rohr
Reflections on Governance in France
Moving beyond Prescriptions - James F Wolf
Making Sense of Public Administration Action Contexts
Administering in the Public Interest - Thomas J Barth
The Facilitative Role for Public Administrators
Postmodernism, Public Administration and the Public Interest - O C McSwite
The Public Administration and the Problem of the Presidency - Larry M Lane
Refusing to Get It Right - Camilla Stivers
Citizenship, Difference and the Refounding Project
Understanding Social Processes - Lisa Weinberg
The Key to Democratic Governance
The Maturation of Public Administration - Linda F Dennard
The Search for a Democratic Identity
Thinking Government - John H Little
Bringing Democratic Awareness to Public Administration
A Public Philosophy and Ontological Disclosure as the Basis for Normatively Grounded Theorizing in Public Administration - Gary L Wamsley