Biographical Dictionary of Public Administration
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: October 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780313302039
Subjects: Central government; Civil service & public sector; Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who); Education; Politics / Current Events; USA; Public Affairs & Administration; Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration; Administration - General
Description: "Complementing texts that introduce students to the major theories of public administration, this biographical dictionary introduces the reader to the individuals who originated or had a significant impact on those theories. Including subjects from a spectrum of disciplines and from such diverse areas as organizational theory, personnel, and budgeting, the book covers the original pioneers and their contemporaries.

A distinct crystallization covering the subject's personal, social, educational, and philosophical dimensions, each entry includes a short personal history followed by the subject's major contribution to the discipline and a bibliography of his or her works on the subject.".

"By providing information on the individuals who developed the major theories in the field, this book will introduce readers to ideas from a variety of disciplines and thus enable students to consider public administration theories in context. This compact reference fills a serious gap in the field."--BOOK JACKET.