Public Administration: Power and Politics in the Fourth Branch of Government

by Kevin B. Smith and Michael J. Licari

Book Overview

Public Administration: Power and Politics in the Fourth Branch of Government presents public administration through the lens of politics and the policy-making power of the bureaucracy. By showing how the bureaucracy influences daily life, Smith and Licari bring the field of public administration alive for students. This text dispels the myth that the study of public administration is boring or irrelevant to students' lives by demonstrating just how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195330692
• ISBN13: 9780195330694
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"