Comparing public bureaucracies : problems of theory and method / / B. Guy Peters
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| Autore: |
Peters B. Guy
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| Titolo: |
Comparing public bureaucracies : problems of theory and method / / B. Guy Peters
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c1988 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xv, 217 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 350.001 |
| 350/.001 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Bureaucracy |
| Public administration | |
| Comparative government | |
| 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: | A foundational guide to understanding how bureaucracies differ--and why those differences matter.The comparative study of public policy once promised to make major contributions to our understanding of government.Much of that promise now appears unfulfilled. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Comparing public bureaucracies |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8394-8 |
| 0-585-14101-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910968402403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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