This volume faces the challenge of the 21st century in this masterly analysis of the legitimate options open to public administration in a democratic society. Against a background of globalization of markets, increased prejudice, and racial and ethnic violence, the author demonstrates the centrality of administrative legitimacy to a 21st century that is an improvement over the 20th.
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More than a textbook, a pathway to new thinking!,
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This review is from: Legitimacy in Public Administration: A Discourse Analysis (Rethinking Public Administration) (Paperback)
McSwite, (a new kind of author/partnership) sheds light on a sub-rosa conversation taking place in the halls of academe. The author/s raise difficult questions and invite readers to reconsider how and why we have come to believe the things we do about the US form of government. McSwite also provides a new and important analysis of why the insititutions of government seem to have disconnected from the people, or the people have disconnected from the government. Drawing on the fields of philosophy, sociology, psychology, and history the authors engage the reader in critical thinking and new understandings of the way we 'know' about what we 'know' about the relationships between and among individuals, communities, and the state. An enjoyable read sure to inspire debate... in your own mind, and with the people you will surely share the book.
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Man of Reason, Men of Reason, United States, Intellectual History of the Field, Von Braun, Misfounding of the Field, Political Background of the Issue, New York, Articles of Confederation, Framing of the Issue, World War, Mary Follett, Theodore Roosevelt, Sherman Act, Civil War, Federalist Constitution, Alexander Hamilton, Rhode Island, New Deal, Woodrow Wilson, Patrick Henry, Native Americans, Dwight Waldo, Paul Appleby, University of Southern California Browse Sample Pages:
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- Rethinking Administrative Theory: The Challenge of the New Century by Jong S. Jun on page 22, and Back Matter
- Public Administration Theory Primer (Essentials of Public Policy and Administration Series.) by Kevin B Smith in Back Matter
- Management, Organisation, and Ethics in the Public Sector (Law, Ethics and Governance) by Patrick Bishop in Front Matter
- The Public Administration Theory Primer by H. George Frederickson in Back Matter
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