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Refounding Democratic Public Administration: Modern Paradoxes, Postmodern Challenges Gary L. Wamsley
Refounding Democratic Public Administration: Modern Paradoxes, Postmodern Challenges
Gary L. Wamsley
The contributors to this volume contend that the North American political system is undergoing a serious governmental crisis - political leaders know only how to campaign, not how to gain consensus on goals or direct a course that is to the good of the nation. Public administration is therefore forced to compensate for the growing inadequacy of the `leaders', and with a normative-based body of theorizing, perform its key role of governance within a democratic system of polycentric power. The book offers a revisualization of the relationship between public servants and the citizens they serve, and a continuing discourse on how public administration can constructively balance forces of change and stability in order for democr
416 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 1, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780803959774 |
| Publishers | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Pages | 416 |
| Dimensions | 177 × 254 × 21 mm · 880 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Wolf, James F. |