Foundations of public administration : a comparative approach

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This book has been written to explain some of the fundamental issues of public administration to a wide audience. The author, Emeritus Professor and former head of the Department of Political Science at The University of Hong Kong, has had many years experience in the study and teaching of public administration in both European and African states (in the 50s and 60s) and Asia (in the 70s and 80s).

Author(s): Peter Harris
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Year: 1990

Language: English
Pages: 205
City: Hong Kong
Tags: Public administration;Public administration -- Cross-cultural studies;Political Science;POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Executive Branch;POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration;SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General;Vergelijkende bestuurskunde

Foreword
Part I Fundamental Questions
1 The Scope and Characteristics of Public Administration
2 The Size and Scope of Government
3 Allocation of Functions
4 Administration and Culture
Part II The Profession of Government
5 The Administrative Profession
6 Internal Problems of Administration
7 The Problem of Bureaucratic Corruption
Part III Comparative Public Administration
8 Comparative Administration: Developed Countries --
Some Approaches, Styles and Methods
9 Comparative Administrative Systems: The Developing World
10 Public Administration in Socialist States.