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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 351.73 EAN: 9781412805971 ISBN: 141280597X Label: Transaction Publishers Manufacturer: Transaction Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 251 Publication Date: December 01, 2006 Publisher: Transaction Publishers Studio: Transaction Publishers Related Items:
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 Rating: - A classic, for good reasonWaldo's book is a classic in public administration. He is a historian at heart, and provides a history of one of the most active periods in PA, the century before the book's 1948 publication. The book is scholarly, with citations and discussion about progress of thought in the field, but readable. The introduction by Hugh Miller is helpful in understanding the book. Waldo argues against the dominant PA perspective of his day, but does so after thorough review of all the thought. So, it takes a while ... Read More 
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