UID:
almafu_9959239774502883
Format:
1 online resource (136 p.)
ISBN:
0-8173-8453-7
Series Statement:
Public administration
Content:
Scholars of public administration have historically too often been disdainful towards politics in the field, viewing political activities and interests as opportunities for corruption, mismanagement, and skewed priorities. Supporters of this anti-political stance have become even more strident in recent years, many of them advancing scientific models for the study and practice of public administration and governance. Michael Spicer argues that politics deserves to be defended as a vital facet of public administration on the grounds that it can promote moral c
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction : anti-politics in public administration -- Value pluralism and moral experience -- Politics, conciliation, and value pluralism -- Politics and the limitations of a science of governance -- A pluralist approach to public administration : adversary argument -- Constitutionalism, and administrative discretion -- Conclusion : practical moral reasoning in public administration.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8173-5796-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8173-1685-X
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=565747
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