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The public administration theory primer /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frederickson, H. George (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Public administration > United States.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 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: Fading Away or Still Useful as a Theory?
  • 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