Public administration traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge

Is public administration an art or a science? This question of whether the field is driven by values or facts will never be definitively answered due to a lack of consensus among scholars. The resulting divide has produced many heated debates; however, in this pioneering volume, Norma Riccucci embra...

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Autor principal: Riccucci, Norma (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press c2010.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Public management and change series.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Is public administration an art or a science? This question of whether the field is driven by values or facts will never be definitively answered due to a lack of consensus among scholars. The resulting divide has produced many heated debates; however, in this pioneering volume, Norma Riccucci embraces the diversity of research methods rather than suggesting that there is one best way to conduct research in public administration. Public Administration examines the intellectual origins and identity of the discipline of public administration, its diverse research traditions, and how public admin.
Descripción Física:xi, 162 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 127-156) e índice.
ISBN:9781589016170
9781589017047