1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455171903321

Autore

Peters B. Guy

Titolo

Comparing public bureaucracies [[electronic resource] ] : problems of theory and method / / B. Guy Peters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c1988

ISBN

0-8173-8394-8

0-585-14101-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Disciplina

350.001

350/.001

Soggetti

Bureaucracy

Public administration

Comparative government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Figures; Preface; 1. The Need for Comparison in Public Bureaucracy and the Difficulties Involved; 2. Public Employment and Public Service Industries; 3. Organizations as the Building Blocks of Government (with Brian W. Hogwood); 4. The Behavior of Public Officials; 5. The Pursuit of Power; 6. Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Normal   0         false   false   false                             MicrosoftInternetExplorer4             /* Style Definitions */  table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:""Table Normal""; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:""Times New Roman""; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}   The comparative study of public policy once pro