| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 120 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Public administration
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Public administration (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
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| Summary |
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 conduct in government and in public. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-115) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Public administration.
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Public administration. |
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Pluralism.
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Pluralism. |
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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Political science -- Philosophy. |
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Political science.
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Political science. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Spicer, Michael W. In defense of politics in public administration. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2010 9780817316853 (DLC) 2009026106 (OCoLC)421534064 |
| ISBN |
9780817384531 (electronic book) |
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0817384537 (electronic book) |
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9780817316853 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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081731685X (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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