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Making a difference : progressive values in public administration / Richard C. Box.
| Author/creator | Box, Richard C. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2008. |
| Description | x, 137 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- The case for progressive values -- Making a difference -- Regressive and progressive values -- A conceptual framework -- Human behavior -- Immanent critique in the American context -- Describing the value pairs -- Aggressiveness/cooperation -- Belief/knowledge -- Economics as end/economics as means -- Great inequality/limited inequality -- Earth as resource/earth as home -- Practice and change -- The public professional as agent of change -- Creating change in policy and practice -- Gather information and present it to others -- Change how policy is implemented -- Advocate for programs and policies -- Normative teaching and scholarship -- Beyond the given: normative thought in public administration -- Against the grain: teaching progressive values -- Acceptance and refusal: analysis of current conditions -- Contingent theory -- Analytic approach -- Use of knowledge -- Agency and action -- Toward a progressive public administration -- "Small junctures of theory and practice" -- References -- Index -- About the author. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-130) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008002190 |
| ISBN | 9780765622877 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0765622874 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780765622884 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0765622882 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JK 421 .B65 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |