{"product_id":"public-administration-25-years-of-analysis-and-debate-paperback-softback-9781444332162","title":"Public Administration; 25 Years of Analysis and Debate (Paperback \/ softback) 9781444332162","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePublic Administration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e25 Years of Analysis and Debate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. A. W. Rhodes (Edited by), RAW Rhodes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444332162, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 1.1 cm, 0.417 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Administration: 25 Years of Analysis and Debate\u003c\/i\u003e presents a history of the last quarter century of journal \u003ci\u003ePublic Administration\u003c\/i\u003e by its editor R. A. W. Rhodes, and features a collection of the journal's most influential articles published between 1986 and 2011.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a history of the evolution of \u003ci\u003ePublic Administration\u003c\/i\u003e over the past 25 years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides highly cited source material of proven quality in a single volume\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents an ideal supplementary reader for any public administration and public management course\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Appendixes.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e List of Sources.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Yesterday When I Was Young (R. A. W. Rhodes).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART I: THEORY\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Theory, Stylized Heuristic or Self-fulfilling Prophecy? The Status of Rational Choice Theory in Public Administration\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Rationality as Rationalizability (Colin Hay).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Governance Narrative: Key Findings and Lessons from the ESRC's Whitehall Programme\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Waves of Governance (R. A. W. Rhodes).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. The Dynamics of Multi-organizational Partnerships: An Analysis of Changing Modes of Governance\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Managing Mixed Modes of Governance (Vivien Lowndes and Chris Skelcher).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. ‘Accountability': An Ever-expanding Concept?\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Still Expanding (Richard Mulgan).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART II: COMPARISON\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Cabinet Government: An Elusive Ideal?\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Nothing Has Changed (Patrick Weller).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. The Joint-decision Trap: Lessons from German Federalism and European Integration\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Modes of European Policy-making (Fritz W. Scharpf).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Managing Networks in the Public Sector: A Theoretical Study of Management Strategies in Policy Networks\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: The Managerial Turn (Erik-Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan and Katrien Termeer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Territorial Administration and Political Control: Decentralization in France\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Trapped in Localism (Jean-Claude Thoenig).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART III: PUBLIC MANAGEMENT\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. A Public Management For All Seasons?\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: From Fashion to Mainstream (Christopher Hood).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. The Competent Boundary Spanner\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Bringing Back Agents (Paul Williams).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. The Public-service Orientation: Issues and Dilemmas\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: No More Customers (John Stewart and Michael Clarke).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. ‘Portrait of a Profession Revisited'\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Continuity and Change (Baron Wilson of Dinton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Name Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subject Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441772491032,"sku":"9781444332162","price":20.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781444332162.jpg?v=1785024113","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/public-administration-25-years-of-analysis-and-debate-paperback-softback-9781444332162","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}