Administration category: 6852 books
Bureaucracy and Self-Government
Reconsidering the Role of Public Administration in American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
In this new edition of his provocative book Bureaucracy and Self-Government, Brian J. Cook reconsiders his thesis regarding the inescapable tension between the ideal of self-government and the reality of administratively centered governance. Revisiting his historical exploration of competing conceptions...
Public Administration and the State
A Postmodern Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
In this critical examination of public administration's pervasive vision of a powerful state, Spicer thoughtfully reconsiders the relationship between activities of governance and concepts of the state.
Woodrow Wilson argued for a state led by a powerful government, guided by science and enlightened...
Community Development and Public Administration Theory
Promoting Democratic Principles to Improve Communities
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The concept of community development is often misunderstood, holding different meanings across different academic disciplines. Moreover, the concept of community development has been historically abstracted, not only in the way the concept has been conceptualized in academic studies, but also by the...
Public Affairs and Administration
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Effective administration of government and governmental organizations is a crucial part of achieving success in those organizations. To develop and implement best practices, policymakers and leaders must first understand the fundamental tenants and recent advances in public administration. Public...
Femocratic Administration
Gender, Governance, and Democracy in Ontario
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Femocratic Administration examines the gendered nature of public administration through a study of the Ontario Women’s Directorate (OWD) between 1985 and 2000. Analysing the OWD from the perspective of feminist political economy, this book combines a detailed case study with a theoretical framework...
Public Administration
Research Strategies, Concepts, and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Public Administration: Research Strategies, Concepts, and Methods explores how scholars of public administration and institutional politics can improve their analysis by focusing on the contextual particularities of their research problems and considering the use of multiple theories and methods....
by Susan J. Buck
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Understanding Environmental Administration and Law provides an engaging, introductory overview of environmental policy. Author Susan J. Buck explores the process through which policy is made, the political environmin which it is applied, and the statutory and case laws that are critical to working...
by Gordon Blake
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1957
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1957
The Canadian tariff has been a singularly faithful mirror of economic and political change in this country, but it is a glass through which much has been seen darkly. This study is an attempt to improve the view. It traces the administration of the tariff through Canadian history, and provides the...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Ideologies in Educational Administration and Leadership explores ideological dimensions of educational administration in a number of Western and Central European contexts as they influence or shape the understanding, analysis, and practice in the field covering a broad range of topics, such as ethics,...
Educational Administration and Leadership
Theoretical Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
This volume provides diverse perspectives and paradigms in educational administration and leadership. Focusing on particular philosophical and theoretical schools of thought, it traces the contemporary history of debates in the field while also exploring emerging, non-traditional schools for insight...
Educational Administration, Policy, and Reform
Research and Measurement
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
This book series on Theory and Research in Educational Administration is about understanding schools. We welcome articles and analyses that explain school organizations and administration. We are interested in the "why" questions about schools. To that end, case analyses, surveys, large data base...
Public Administration Evolving
From Foundations to the Future
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Public Administration Evolving: From Foundations to the Future demonstrates how the theory and practice of public administration has evolved since the early decades of the twentieth century. Each chapter approaches the field from a unique perspective and describes the seminal events that have been...
by David E. McNabb
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
Now in a thoroughly revised and refreshed fourth edition, Research Methods in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management is beloved by students and professors alike for its exceptional clarity and accessibility and plentiful illustrations. This new edition integrates quantitative, qualitative,...
Philosophy and Public Administration
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This book provides a systematic introduction to the philosophical foundations of the study and the practice of public administration. It reviews all the main philosophical streams, from ancient Greek philosophy to the contemporary strands, and discusses their significance for public governance and public...