This article reviews and synthesizes diverse streams of literature to assess the potential of
deliberative democracy for American public administration. It asserts that the field should …

Delineating implications for administrative ethics from other fields such as sociology,
psychology, and philosophy, this reference provides a comprehensive review of …

The appropriate role of the public in public administration has been an active and ongoing
area of inquiry, experimentation, revolution, and controversy since the birth of this nation …

Abstract Charles J Fox and Hugh T Miller challenge current thinking about public policy and
administration in the light of the postmodern condition. In this book existing and accepted …

Extensively updated to reflect recent research and new theoretical literature, this much-
anticipated Second Edition applies a gender lens to the field of public administration …

In various guises, public value has become extraordinarily popular in recent years. We
challenge the relevance and usefulness of the approach in Westminster systems with their …

In recent years, American attitudes about government have become increasingly disaffected
and critical. After the 1995 bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City, a newspaper …

In this important attempt to reorient the theory and practice of public management, Stewart
Ranson and John Stewart argue that public organisations must be analysed in terms of the …

In this" postmodern, end-of-the-century" moment, the question of what role public
administration can legitimately play in a democratic society has deepened and taken on …

Studies of failure typically assess public policies through the lenses of effectiveness,
efficiency, and performance. Here I wish to propose a further dimension to the evaluation …