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Mastering Public Administration
From Max Weber to Dwight Waldo
Third Edition
- Brian R. Fry - University of South Carolina, USA
- Jos C.N. Raadschelders - The Ohio State University, USA
Other Titles in:
Public Policy & Public Administration
Public Policy & Public Administration
October 2013 | 504 pages | CQ Press
In Mastering Public Administration, each chapter spotlights a significant theorist in the field, covering his/her life, research, writings, and impact, introducing the discipline's most important scholarship in both a memorable and approachable manner. The combination of biographical narrative with explanation and analysis makes abstract theories understandable while showing how subject scholars relate to each other in their work, providing much needed context. The book’s chronological organization shows the evolution of public administration theory over time. With the new edition, the authors will be adding mini-chapters that link contemporary scholars and their research to the seminal literature.
Preface
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Max Weber: The Processes of Rationalization
2. Frederick W. Taylor: The Man, the Method, the Movement
3. Luther H. Gulick: The Integrated Executive
4. Mary Parker Follett: The Group Process
5. Elton Mayo: The Human Relations Approach
6. Chester Barnard: Organizations as Systems of Exchange
7. Herbert A. Simon: A Decision-Making Perspective
8. Charles E. Lindblom: Probing the Policy Process
9. Dwight Waldo: An Eclectic View of Public Administration
10. The Study of Public Administration: Origins, Development, Nature
Author Index
Subject Index
As supplementary reading of PhD students
Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
January 27, 2016
Extremely well written, gives an overview over the history of the mentioned theories but also their evolution over time and actual relevance. A must-read.
IEE, Ruhr University Bochum
December 20, 2013
