| Title |
Public administration : traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge / Norma M. Riccucci. |
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| Imprint |
Washington,D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2010 |
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| Female Library
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JF1351 R4648 2010 |
Available |
| Female Library
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JF1351 R4648 2010 c.2 |
Available |
| Description |
xi,162 p.; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Public management and change series |
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Public management and change
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intellectual heritage and theoretical developments : is public administration an art or a science? -- Searching for a paradigm : public administration as a postnormal science -- Identity crises in the social sciences -- Searching for truth : the logic of inquiry in public administration -- Theory building through qualitative approaches -- Theory building through quantitative research -- Theory building through mixed-method research -- Heterogeneity in epistemic traditio. |
| Subject |
Public administration
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| ISBN |
9781589017047 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1589017048 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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