Community Development and Public Administration Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Community Development and Public Administration Theory write by Ashley E. Nickels. This book was released on 2018-04-17. Community Development and Public Administration Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The concept of community development is often misunderstood, holding different meanings across different academic disciplines. Moreover, the concept of community development has been historically abstracted, not only in the way the concept has been conceptualized in academic studies, but also by the way in which practitioners use the term in the vernacular. Departing from traditional definitions of community development, this volume applies the New Public Service (NPS) perspective of Public Administration to community development to illustrate how public administrators and public managers can engage in community development planning and implementation that results in more equitable and sustainable long-term outcomes. This book will be of interest to practitioners and researchers in public administration/management, public administration theory, community development, economic development, urban sociology, urban politics, and urban planning.
Introduction to Community Development
Introduction to Community Development - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introduction to Community Development write by Jerry W. Robinson. This book was released on 2011. Introduction to Community Development available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Introduction to Community Development provides students of community and economic development with a theoretical and practical introduction to the field of community development. Bringing together leading scholars in the field of community development, the book follows the curriculum needs in offering a progression from theory to practice, beginning with a theoretical overview, an historical overview, and the various approaches to community development.
Community Development in Theory and Practice
Community Development in Theory and Practice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Community Development in Theory and Practice write by Gary Craig. This book was released on 2008. Community Development in Theory and Practice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since its establishment in 1966, the Community Development Journal has maintained its position as the leading international journal for practitioners, academics and policy-makers across the world. To celebrate its fortieth anniversary, the CDJ's Editorial Board commissioned three highly experienced members, two of them former editors, to bring together a representative sample of the best writing from the Journal. The thirty chapters in this volume, including an entirely new introductory contextual essay, are drawn from every corner of the world, demonstrating the richness and diversity of community development theory and practice. Despite this diversity, the changing foci of community development and the varying contexts in which it is practised, the chapters all reflect the commitment of community development theorists and practitioners to engage critically with the key values of social justice -- equality, fairness, participatory development and respect for difference. This book will become a key text for those concerned with implementing these values in practice.
Logics of Legitimacy
Logics of Legitimacy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Logics of Legitimacy write by Margaret Stout. This book was released on 2017-09-25. Logics of Legitimacy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The discipline of public administration draws predominantly from political and organizational theory, but also from other social and behavioral sciences, philosophy, and even theology. This diversity results in conflicting prescriptions for the "proper" administrative role. So, how are those new to public administration to know which ideas are "legitimate"? Rather than accepting conventional arguments for administrative legitimacy through delegated constitutional authority or expertise, Logics of Legitimacy: Three Traditions of Public Administration Praxis does not assume that any one approach to professionalism is accepted by all scholars, practitioners, citizens, or elected representatives. Instead, it offers a framework for public administration theory and practice that fully includes the citizen as a political actor alongside elected representatives and administrators. This framework: Considers both direct and representative forms of democracy Examines concepts from both political and organizational theory, addressing many of the key questions in public administration Examines past and present approaches to administration Presents a conceptual lens for understanding public administration theory and explaining different administrative roles and practices The framework for public administration theory and practice is presented in three traditions of main prescriptions for practice: Constitutional (the bureaucrat), Discretionary (the entrepreneur), and Collaborative (the steward). This book is appropriate for use in graduate-level courses that explore the philosophical, historical, and intellectual foundations of public administration. Upon qualified course adoption, instructors will gain access to a course outline and corresponding lecture slides.
Managing Local Government
Managing Local Government - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Managing Local Government write by Richard D. Bingham. This book was released on 1991-06-18. Managing Local Government available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides a descriptive analysis of how public administrators manage municipal government. Using examples from the United States, it explores six dimensions of public administration: legal aspects of public management; human resources management; budgeting and public finance; the political dimension; intergovernmental relations and ethical considerations. As well as theory, the authors address such practical issues as economic development, housing, culture and recreation, public safety, transportation and waste disposal.
