Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration

Abstract

Part 1 Comparative and development administration: comparative and development administration as fields of study - history, methods, concepts, problems and issues historical bases of public administration and bureaucracy public administration inmore developed nations - the United States, Western Europe, Australia and Japan public administration in more developed nations -Russia and Eastern and Southern Europe public administration in less developed nations - Asia and Africa publicadministration in less developed nations - the Near and Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean public administration and development, dependency and independence - theoretical and empirical aspects comparative public administration and publicpolicy -administrative reform, change and development some central issues/problems in comparative and development administration. Part 2 Comparative public bureaucracies - administrative performance and political responsibility: contemporary bureaucraticpolitics and administrative theory bureaucratic power - administrative performance and regime maintenance bureaucratic power - administrative performance and political responsibility in Europe bureaucratic politics and public administration in lessdeveloped nations - Asia and Africa bureacratic politics and public administration in less developed nations - the Near/Middle East and Central/Latin America bureaucracy, change and revolution.