Public Administration: Traditions of Inquiry and Philosophies of Knowledge

by Norma M. Riccucci

Book Overview

This book will examine the intellectual origins and identity of the discipline of public administration, its diverse research traditions, and how public administration research is conducted today. The question of whether public administration is an art or science, driven by values or facts will never be definitively answered because of the lack of consensus among scholars within the field. This divide has produced heated debates, but Norma Riccucci...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589017048
• ISBN13: 9781589017047
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher