In defense of politics in public administration : a value pluralist perspective /

In defense of politics in public administration : a value pluralist perspective /

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Author / Creator:	Spicer, Michael W.
Imprint:	Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 120 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Public administration Public administration (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Subject:	Public administration. Pluralism. Political science -- Philosophy. Political science. Pluralism. Political science. Political science -- Philosophy. Public administration. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11283244

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ISBN:	9780817384531 0817384537 9780817316853 081731685X
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-115) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Scholars of public administration have historically too often been disdainful towards politics in the field, viewing political activities and interests as opportunities for corruption, mismanagement, and skewed priorities. Supporters of this anti-political stance have become even more strident in recent years, many of them advancing scientific models for the study and practice of public administration and governance. Michael Spicer argues that politics deserves to be defended as a vital facet of public administration on the grounds that it can promote moral conduct in government and in public.
Other form:	Print version: Spicer, Michael W. In defense of politics in public administration. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2010 9780817316853

Table of Contents:

Introduction : anti-politics in public administration
Value pluralism and moral experience
Politics, conciliation, and value pluralism
Politics and the limitations of a science of governance
A pluralist approach to public administration : adversary argument
Constitutionalism, and administrative discretion
Conclusion : practical moral reasoning in public administration.