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, c2010.
Description:xi, 120 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Public administration
Public administration (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7989993
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ISBN:9780817316853 (cloth : alk. paper)
081731685X (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Anti-Politics in Public Administration
  • 2. Value Pluralism and Moral Experience
  • 3. Politics, Conciliation, and Value Pluralism
  • 4. Politics and the Limitations of a Science of Governance
  • 5. A Pluralist Approach to Public Administration: Adversary Argument, Constitutionalism, and Administrative Discretion
  • 6. Conclusion: Practical Moral Reasoning in Public Administration
  • References
  • Index