Reflections on Public Administration

by John Merriman Gaus

Overview

“In this classic, Gaus writes perceptively of the ‘ecology’ of public administration and its relationship to the rise of the administrative state. He recounts how crises and changes in people, place, physical technology, social technology, and philosophy in the first half of the 20th century led citizens repeatedly to look to government for relief. Politicians, in turn, created or expanded the powers of public agencies.” —Journal of Management History

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780817381882
Publisher:	University of Alabama Press
Publication date:	05/06/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	164
File size:	153 KB

About the Author

John Merriman Gaus is considered one of the founding fathers of the discipline of public administration. In addition to serving as president of the American Political Science Association, he wrote several other books, including The Frontiers of Public Administration.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. THE ECOLOGY OF GOVERNMENT
2. POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION
3. THE PROCESSES OF POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
4. DEVOLUTION AND FEDERATION
5. THE PURPOSES AND PROCEDURES OF CONTROL
6. A THEORY OF THE PROCESSES OF GOVERNMENT: DIAGNOSIS, POLICY, AND REVISION
INDEX

Editorial Reviews

In this classic, Gaus writes perceptively of the ‘ecology’ of public administration and its relationship to the rise of the administrative state. He recounts how crises and changes in people, place, physical technology, social technology, and philosophy in the first half of the 20th century led citizens repeatedly to look to government for relief. Politicians, in turn, created or expanded the powers of public agencies.” —Journal of Management History

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