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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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1. Verfasser: Riccucci, Norma
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Public management and change.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xi, 162 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-156) and index.
ISBN:9781589016170
1589016173
1589017048
9781589017047