Comparative and development public administration 2000: introduction to the symposium
Title:
Comparative and development public administration 2000: introduction to the symposium
Author:
Farazmand, Ali
Appeared in:
International journal of public administration
Paging:
Volume 21 (1998) nr. 12 pages 1647-1665
Year:
1998
Contents:
The twin fields of comparative and development administration have been major components of public administration, both theoretically and practically. Their development as fields of study has proliferated since World War II, and reached a peak during the 1960s with the Comparative Administration Group (CAG). Despite major achievements, comparative and development administration experienced a major decline in the 1970s. However, a resurgence of interest in both subfields of public administration has emerged since the 1980s, and the number of scholarly works in these areas is impressively increasing. This trend will continue with significant contributions to the knowledge in the field by the year 2000. This special symposium addresses a number of trends, developments, and issues that will contribute to, and characterize, the growth of comparative and development administration in the future. The articles that follow make significant original contributions to our knowledge in public administration at a global level. Various models and paradigms are discussed as the possible models to be tried out in the developing nations and for the comparative study of public administration.
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