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The public administration theory primer /
"The Public Administration Theory Primer explores how the science and art of public administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. The authors survey a broad range of theories and analytical approaches--from public institutional theory to theories of governance--and consi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder :
Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
[2016]
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
| Colección: | Essentials of public policy and administration series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Possibilities of Theory
- Why Do We Need Theory in Public Administration?
- The Uses of Theory
- Is a Useful and Reliable Public Administration Theory Possible?
- Some Contemporary Theories of Public Administration
- Notes
- Chapter 2: Theories of Political Control of Bureaucracy
- Introduction: What Are Theories of Control of Bureaucracy?
- The Difference Between Politics and Administration
- Are Bureaucracies Out of Control?
- Agency Theory
- Conclusions
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Theories of Bureaucratic Politics
- Introduction: What Are Theories of Bureaucratic Politics?
- Administrative Theory as Political Theory
- Allison's Paradigm of Bureaucratic Politics
- Politics, Power, and Organization
- Networks and Bureaucratic Politics
- Representative Bureaucracy
- Conclusions
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Public Institutional Theory
- Institutional Theory
- The Basic Idea
- From Organizations to Institutions
- Hierarchy
- Alternatives to Hierarchy
- Comparing Institutional Forms
- High-Reliability Systems
- Low-Reliability Systems and Their Improvement
- System Fragmentation
- Garbage Cans and Rent Seeking
- The Diffusion of Innovation
- Conclusions
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Theories of Public Management
- Introduction: Developments in Public Management Theory
- Traditional Management Theory Thrust Forward
- Leadership as Public Management
- Managing by Contract
- Governance
- Conclusions
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Postmodern Theory
- Organizational Humanism and Postpositivism
- Postmodern Perspectives in Public Administration
- Looking for Postmodern Public Administration Theory
- Conclusions
- Summary
- Notes
- Chapter 7: Decision Theory
- Introduction
- The Evolution of Decision Theory
- Revisiting the Logic of Consequences
- Bounded Decision Rationality and the Logic of Appropriateness
- Conclusions
- Summary
- Notes
- Chapter 8: Rational Choice Theory and Irrational Behavior
- Introduction: What Is Rational Choice Theory?
- The Rational, Self-Maximizing Bureaucrat
- Trust and the Irrational Bureaucrat
- The Self-Maximizing Citizen and the Tiebout Hypothesis
- Rational Choice as the New Orthodoxy
- Conclusions
- Summary
- Notes
- Chapter 9: Theories of Governance
- Introduction: Public Administration's Need for a Theory of Governance
- A New Model of Governance
- Governance as the New Public Management
- Governance as a Unifying Framework for Public Administration?
- Collaborative Governance Theory
- Conclusions
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Conclusion: A Bright Future for Theory?
- Theories of Political Control of Bureaucracy
- Theories of Bureaucratic Politics
- Public Institutional Theory
- Theories of Public Management
- Postmodern Theory
- Decision Theory
- Rational Choice Theory and Irrational Behavior
- Theories of Governance
- Theory in Public Administration
- References
- Index.