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    Public Administration and the Constitution

    Series series Johns Hopkins Studies in Governance and Public Management
    Combining insights from traditional thought and practice and from contemporary political analysis, Madison's Managers presents a constitutional theory of public administration in the United States. Anthony Michael Bertelli and Laurence E. Lynn Jr. contend that managerial responsibility in American government depends on official respect for the separation of powers and a commitment to judgment, ... Read more

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    Managing in the public sector requires an understanding of the interaction between three distinct dimensions—administrative structures, organizational cultures, and the skills of individual managers. Public managers must produce results that citizens and their representatives expect from their government while fulfilling their constitutional responsibilities.In Public Management: Thinking and ... Read more

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  • Public Management: Old and New

    Offering much more than a purely theoretical or retrospective view of public management, this exciting text is an invaluable new addition to the field of public management. Putting the American model in perspective, it establishes the historical, theoretical, analytical, practical and future foundations for the comparative study of public management.Taking a boldly integrative approach, Laurence E ... Read more

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  • Policy Analysis in the United States

    Series Book 12 - International Library of Policy Analysis
    Policy Analysis in the United States brings together contributions from some of the world’s leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis including Beryl Radin, David Weimer, Rebecca Maynard, Laurence Lynn, and Guy Peters.This volume represents an indispensable companion to other volumes in the International Library of Policy Analysis series, enabling scholars to compare cross ... Read more

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