Public administration : traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge /

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Is public administration an art or a science? This question of whether the field is driven by values or facts will never be definitively answered due to a lack of consensus among scholars. The resulting divide has produced many heated debates; however, in this pioneering volume, Norma Riccucci embra...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Riccucci, Norma
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010.
Series:Public management and change.
Subjects:
Public administration.
Administration publique (Science)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Executive Branch.
Public administration
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intellectual heritage and theoretical developments : is public administration an art or a science?
  • Searching for a paradigm : public administration as a postnormal science
  • Identity crises in the social sciences
  • Searching for truth : the logic of inquiry in public administration
  • Theory building through qualitative approaches
  • Theory building through quantitative research
  • Theory building through mixed-method research
  • Heterogeneity in epistemic traditions.

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