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This book approaches the study of public administration by developing a process of interdisciplinary discourse that is used to understand how lower order core constructs (concepts, values, and principles) and higher order associational constructs (methodologies, theories, and foundations) have evolved in the field over time.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introducing the Concept and Process of Interdisciplinary Discourse in Public Administration
Chapter 2: The Influence of Philosophy and Normative Thought on the Development of American Public Administration
Chapter 3: The Influence of Scientific Principles on the Development of American Public Administration
Chapter 4: The Influence of Political Science in the Development of American Public Administration
Chapter 5: The Influence of Early Business Administration and Principles of Scientific Management on the Development of American Public Administration
Chapter 6: Interdisciplinary Discourse and Contemporary Public Administration (1940 to 1980): The First Recasting
Chapter 7: Recent trends in public administration: post-modernism, new pathways of thought, and the role of interdisciplinary discourse (the 1980's forward): The Second Recasting
Chapter 8: Future directions and conclusion of the book
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By Daniel Baracskay
Summary
This book approaches the study of public administration by developing a process of interdisciplinary discourse that is used to understand how lower order core constructs (concepts, values, and principles) and higher order associational constructs (methodologies, theories, and foundations) have evolved in the field over time.
