The Politics-Administration Dichotomy Toward a Constitutional Perspective, Second Edition |
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| Author:
| Overeem, Patrick |
| Series title: | Public Administration and Public Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-351-54142-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $87.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is about the so-called politics-administration dichotomy; the idea that politics and public administration should be separated in our theories and practices of government. While public administration academics typically reject it as an outdated and even dangerous idea, it re-emerges implicitly in their analyses. This book tells the story of how this has happened and suggests a way to get out of the quandary. It analyzes the dichotomy position in terms of concept, purpose,...
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This book is about the so-called politics-administration dichotomy; the idea that politics and public administration should be separated in our theories and practices of government. While public administration academics typically reject it as an outdated and even dangerous idea, it re-emerges implicitly in their analyses. This book tells the story of how this has happened and suggests a way to get out of the quandary. It analyzes the dichotomy position in terms of concept, purpose, and relevance