The public administration theory primer

The public administration theory primer /

"The Public Administration Theory Primer explores how the science and art of public administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. The authors survey a broad range of theories and analytical approaches--from public institutional theory to theories of governance--and consi...

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Main Authors: Frederickson, H. George (Author), Smith, Kevin B., 1963- (Author), Larimer, Christopher W. (Christopher Wesley) (Author), Licari, Michael J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2016
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Essentials of public policy and administration series.
Subjects:
Public administration > United States.
Political planning > United States.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 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
  • Summary
  • Notes
  • Chapter 8: Rational Choice Theory and Irrational Behavior
  • Introduction: What Is Rational Choice Theory?
  • The Rational, Self-Maximizing Bureaucrat
  • Trust and the Irrational Bureaucrat
  • The Self-Maximizing Citizen and the Tiebout Hypothesis
  • Rational Choice as the New Orthodoxy
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Notes
  • Chapter 9: Theories of Governance
  • Introduction: Public Administration's Need for a Theory of Governance
  • A New Model of Governance
  • Governance as the New Public Management
  • Governance as a Unifying Framework for Public Administration?
  • Collaborative Governance Theory
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Chapter 10: Conclusion: A Bright Future for Theory?
  • Theories of Political Control of Bureaucracy
  • Theories of Bureaucratic Politics
  • Public Institutional Theory
  • Theories of Public Management
  • Postmodern Theory
  • Decision Theory
  • Rational Choice Theory and Irrational Behavior
  • Theories of Governance
  • Theory in Public Administration
  • References
  • Index.

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