Public Administration: Balancing Power and Accountability

by Lawrence C. Howard and Jerome B. McKinney

This is a complete and up-to-date revision of the classic text for public administration, implementing the rule of law as a fundamental issue in American democracy in pursuit of the common interest. It presents public administration as a tension between the necessary exercise of power and the search for responsiveness to achieve maximum accountability from public servants. The authors have initiated a new approach to the study of public administration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275955656
• ISBN13: 9780275955656
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"