The American Statehouse examines the interplay of architecture and politics in all fifty state capitols. Using both careful analysis and photographs of exteriors and interiors, Goodsell demonstrates how the architectural elements embody political values and ideas; influence how politicians, lobbyists, and the news media behave; and both awe and unite the citizenry. He concludes that a statehouse's design is an intentional expression of how to practice politics democratically. The American state capitol is a "statehouse" in that it was historically conceived as the center and home...
The American Statehouse examines the interplay of architecture and politics in all fifty state capitols. Using both careful analysis and photog...
This unique collection broadens the focus of public administration to include practical and theoretical insights from the worlds of literature and the arts. By making connections between what are normally seen as disparate arenas, the contributors seek to enrich the theory and practice of public administration. The volume connects administrative and management concepts to both Western and Eastern aesthetic theories; provides insights into administration by surveying literature and film for negative and positive constructs of bureaucracy; examines historical and fictional portrayals of...
This unique collection broadens the focus of public administration to include practical and theoretical insights from the worlds of literature and ...
Murray seeks to demonstrate how Eastern philosophy can contribute to the development of Western public administration theory and practice. She views the end of the 20th century as an epoch-making time in which the limitations of modern thought need to be examined. Murray shares the belief held by many public administration scholars that a reconceptualization of the field is in order. She contributes to that end by focusing on individual administrators and the problems they face as they continuously struggle to balance political exigencies and governmental processes in a society that simply...
Murray seeks to demonstrate how Eastern philosophy can contribute to the development of Western public administration theory and practice. She view...
Focuses on organizational mission and its potential to be a strong energizing force in government - one that animates a workforce internally and attracts admiration and talent externally. Analyzing what works best (and what doesn't), this title provides a metric through which agency mystique can be evaluated and modeled.
Focuses on organizational mission and its potential to be a strong energizing force in government - one that animates a workforce internally and attra...
