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UNINA9910480619903321 |
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Autore |
Stivers Camilla |
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Titolo |
Gender images in public administration [[electronic resource] ] : legitimacy and the administrative state / / Camilla M. Stivers |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c[2002] |
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ISBN |
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1-322-42054-8 |
0-7619-2173-7 |
1-4522-6266-7 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (185 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public administration - United States |
Sex role - United States |
Women in public life - United States |
Women in the civil service - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-163) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Contents ; Preface ; Chapter 1 - Gender and Public Administration ; Chapter 2 - ""On Tap but not on Top"": Women in the Administrative State; Women in Public Service ; Women's Organizational Reality ; Glass Ceilings, Glass Walls ; Who's Minding the Kids? ; Women and the Administrative State ; Conclusion |
Chapter 3 - ""Sharpening a Knife Cleverly"": The Dilemma of Expertise Objective Expertise ; Professional Autonomy ; The Hierarchy of Expertise ; Brotherhood ; Professionalism and Women ; Chapter 4 - ""Look like a Lady, Act like a Man"": The Dilemma of Leadership; A Portrait of the Leader ; Women Leaders |
Leadership and Public Administration Chapter 5 - The Hero Factory: The Dilemma of Virtue ; Virtue ; The Guardian ; The Seeker after Fame and |
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Honor; The Hero ; The Citizen ; Conclusion ; Chapter 6 - From the Ground(s) up: Women Reformers and the Rise of the Administrative State; True Womanhood ; Becoming Businesslike |
Shaping the Administrative State The Gender of Reform ; Conclusion ; Chapter 7 - Paths toward Change; Toward a Feminist Theory of Public Administration ; New Images in Public Administration ; Feminist Practical Wisdom ; Conclusion ; References ; Index ; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Extensively updated to reflect recent research and new theoretical literature, this second edition applies a gender lens to the field of public administration, looking at issues of status, power, leadership, legitimacy and change. |
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