Democracy and Public Administration

Name: Democracy and Public Administration
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ISBN: 9780765617019

ISBN-10: 0765617013

ISBN-13: 9780765617019

Edition: 2007

Authors: Richard C. Box

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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…

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List price: $58.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.94" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction: The Importance of Democracy for Public Administration




Democracy and Public Service




Democracy, Public Administrators, and Public Policy




A Brief Tour of Public Organization Theory in the United States




Citizens, Citizenship, and Democratic Governance




Democracy, Public Participation, and Budgeting: Mutually Exclusive or Just Exhausting?




Citizen Participation in Performance Measurement




Democracy and the "Republican Revival" in Administrative Law




En-gendering Democracy: A Feminist Perspective on the Body Politic




Democratic Administration in a Multicultural Environment




Nonprofit Organizations, Philanthropy, and Democracy in the United States




The Public Service Practitioner as Agent of Social Change



About the Editor and Contributors


Index