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Online-Ressource (237 p.)
ISBN:
9780817303686
Content:
The comparative study of public policy once promised to make major contributions to our understanding of government. Much of that promise now appears unfulfilled. What accounts for this decline in intellectual fortunes and change in intellectual fashion? Comparing Public Bureaucracies seeks to understand why. One of the principal answers is that there is no readily accepted and dependent variable that would allow comparative public administration to conform to the usual canons of social research. In contrast, comparative public policy has a ready-made dependent variable in public expen
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Contents; Tables; Figures; Preface; 1. The Need for Comparison in Public Bureaucracy and the Difficulties Involved; 2. Public Employment and Public Service Industries; 3. Organizations as the Building Blocks of Government (with Brian W. Hogwood); 4. The Behavior of Public Officials; 5. The Pursuit of Power; 6. Conclusion; References; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817383947
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817303686
Additional Edition:
Print version Comparing Public Bureaucracies : Problems of Theory and Method
Language:
English
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