Tradition and public administration /

"Contemporary administrative reforms push administrative systems to homogenize. This book documents, however, the persistence of administrative traditions in a number of countries that tend to maintain existing administrative patterns and reduce the impact of pressures for reform"--

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Painter, Martin, 1947-, Peters, B. Guy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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Description
Summary:"Contemporary administrative reforms push administrative systems to homogenize. This book documents, however, the persistence of administrative traditions in a number of countries that tend to maintain existing administrative patterns and reduce the impact of pressures for reform"--
Physical Description:xiii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230575660 (hbk.)
0230575668 (hbk.)