Refounding Public AdministrationRefounding Public Administration redefines the legitimate role of the public administrator and creates a normative theory of the development of American public administration. It is an extension of the Blacksburg Manifesto which was the result of the Blacksburg Conference and as such will produce considerable academic dialogue and controversy. |
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Preface 69 | 6 |
Introduction | 19 |
The Constitutional Case for Public Administration | 52 |
Copyright | |
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