1st Edition
The Administrative State A Study of the Political Theory of American Public Administration
By Dwight Waldo
Copyright 2007
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
251 Pages
by
Routledge
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This classic text, originally published in 1948, is a study of the public administration movement from the viewpoint of political theory and the history of ideas. It seeks to review and analyze the theoretical element in administrative writings and to present the development of the public administration movement as a chapter in the history of American political thought.The objectives of The... Read more
PART I The Rise of Public Administration 1 THE MATERIAL AND IDEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND 2 A CLOSER VIEW: THE MOVEMENTS, THE MEN, THE MOTIFS 3 SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PART II Problems of Political Philosophy 4 THE Goon LIFE 5 THE CRITERIA oF ACTION 6 WHO SHOULD RULE? 7 THE SEPARATION OF POWERS 8 CENTRALIZATION VERSUS DECENTRALIZATION PART III Some Fundamental Concepts: A Critique 9 PRINCIPLES, THEORY OF ORGANIZATION AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD 10 ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY 11 CONCLUSION: NOTES ON THE PRESENT TENDENCIES
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Waldo, Dwight
