Democracy and Public AdministrationRoutledge, 2015 M03 12 - 240 pages The true measure of the successful practice of public service is its ability to remain faithful to the tenets of democratic society. This introductory text links the practice of public administration to the core concepts of American democracy. It covers the nuts and bolts of public administration in the context of "delivering democracy" in public service - providing what the public really wants as opposed to what self-serving bureaucracies may call for. Chapters in "Democracy and Public Administration" discuss the functional topics covered in other texts, but from the perspective of this democratic ideal. Each chapter is written by an expert in the area, and summarizes previous research in the area, presents the author's research and thought, and offers ways in which practitioners can apply the concepts discussed to their daily work. |
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2 Democracy Public Administrators and Public Policy | 21 |
3 A Brief Tour of Public Organization Theory in the United States | 40 |
4 Citizens Citizenship and Democratic Governance | 64 |
Mutually Exclusive or Just Exhausting? | 84 |
6 Citizen Participation in Performance Measurement | 107 |
7 Democracy and the Republican Revival in Administrative Law | 119 |
A Feminist Perspective on the Body Politic | 131 |
9 Democratic Administration in a Multicultural Environment | 150 |
10 Nonprofit Organizations Philanthropy and Democracy in the United States | 169 |
11 The Public Service Practitioner as Agent of Social Change | 194 |
About the Editor and Contributors | 213 |
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