American Review of Public Administration articles from September 1998

American Review of Public Administration archives from September 1998

Radical democratic thought and contemporary American public administration: a substantive perspective.
September 1, 1998... Better it is for [us in public affairs] to err in active participation in the living struggles and issues of [our] own age and times than to maintain an immune monastic impeccability, without relevancy and bearing in the generating ideas of...

Measuring temporal complexity in the external environment: nonlinearity and the bounds of rational action.
September 1, 1998... Complexity is a concept with a long history in the intellectual evolution of public administration. Woodrow Wilson's (1887) classic work noted the problem of administrative management in a complex democracy. The evolution of systems theory in...

The long recoil from regulation: private philanthropic foundations and the Tax Reform Act of 1969.
September 1, 1998... At a time when support for ambitious new government programs is diminishing, many future public needs may well find themselves addressed through new initiatives, launched and funded within the nonprofit sector. America's 40,000 grantmaking...

Frederick the Great on government and public administration: an examination of his ideas and their significance for American public administration.
September 1, 1998... Frederick II, more popularly known as Frederick the Great, ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786. During his reign, Prussia - largely through his efforts and skills - was transformed from one of a number of minor German kingdoms to one of the most...

Understanding Policy Fiascoes.
September 1, 1998... By Mark Bovens and Paul t' Hart. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1996. 173 pp., $34.95, Hardcover. Policy analysis has always prided itself on having a broad range of critics. However, very close to the millennium, we can observe the...

Expert Advice for Policy Choice: Analysis and Discourse.
September 1, 1998... By Duncan McRae, Jr. and Dale Whittington. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1997.430 pp., $25.00, Softcover. Policy analysis has always prided itself on having a broad range of critics. However, very close to the millennium, we...

How Does a Policy Mean? Interpreting Policy and Organizational Actions.
September 1, 1998... By Dvora Yanow. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1996. 261 pp., $55.00, Softcover. Policy analysis has always prided itself on having a broad range of critics. However, very close to the millennium, we can observe the intensity...

Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan: A Workbook for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, revised ed.
September 1, 1998... By John M. Bryson and Farhum K. Alston. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996. 115 pp. These three volumes from Jossey-Bass share a common focus on the application of strategic planning concepts in government and nonprofit organizations. Bryson's...

Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations.
September 1, 1998... By John M. Bryson. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.295 pp. + appendices. These three volumes from Jossey-Bass share a common focus on the application of strategic planning concepts in government and nonprofit organizations. Bryson's is a...

Strategic Management of Public and Third Sector Organizations.
September 1, 1998... By Paul C. Nutt and Robert W. Backoff. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992. 424 pp. + appendices. These three volumes from Jossey-Bass share a common focus on the application of strategic planning concepts in government and nonprofit...