In today's politically and economically complex and interdependent world, scholars, professional administrators, and laypersons alike increasingly recognize the importance of bureaucracies. In this timely volume, contributors with demonstrated expertise in a range of geographical areas advance our understanding of public administration worldwide through extensive research and incisive analysis. Covering the public sector both in more- and less-developed nations, this book sheds new light on the means by which the 'fourth branch of government' can be made both effective and well-suited to the...
In today's politically and economically complex and interdependent world, scholars, professional administrators, and laypersons alike increasingly rec...
The contributors to Comparative Bureaucratic Systems advance our understanding of public administration via broad-ranging research and incisive analysis. Covering the public sector in both more and less developed nations, this book sheds new light on the means by which the Ofourth branch of governmentO can be made both effective and suited to the local culture. This collection is a valuable resource for scholars of political science as well as for practictioners of public administration in the United States and abroad.
The contributors to Comparative Bureaucratic Systems advance our understanding of public administration via broad-ranging research and incisive analys...
Minorities, based on whatever criteria--linguistic, religious, ethnic, tribal, racial, or otherwise--share a distinctive contextual and social experience. Their representation in public service is important, especially when there have been public policies which have historically discriminated against them. Politics of Preference: India, United States, and South Africa discusses the importance of offsetting past discrimination in an attempt at bringing all citizens in as active participants of their representative bureaucracies. The author, a distinguished public administration...
Minorities, based on whatever criteria--linguistic, religious, ethnic, tribal, racial, or otherwise--share a distinctive contextual and social expe...
