TRADITION AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by Martin Painter (Editor), Guy B. Peters (Editor) ( 9780230289635 )

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Title:

TRADITION AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

By:

Martin Painter (Editor), Guy B. Peters (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

List price:	£70.50
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ISBN 10:

0230289630

ISBN 13:

9780230289635

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

13 May, 2010

Description:

Contributors examine the persistence of administrative patterns in the face of pressures for globablization by developing a concept of administrative traditions and describing the traditions that exist around the world. They assess the impact of traditions on administrative reforms and the capacities of government to change public administration.

Synopsis:

Are the forces of globalization making governments and their public bureaucracies more similar? Or are there patterns of administration in different countries that persist despite international pressures and despite the importance of ideas such as the New Public Management? This book examines these questions by developing a concept of administrative traditions and describing the traditions that exist in a wide range of countries across the world. It assesses the impact of these traditions on administrative reforms and the capacities of government to change public administration. Tradition and Public Administration is a comprehensive account of the underlying patterns of administration and their impact on change.

Illustrations:

20, 5 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables

Publication:

Imprint:

Palgrave Macmillan

Returns:

Non-returnable

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