TY - BOOK AU - Denhardt, Robert B. AU - Catlaw, Thomas J. TI - Theories of public organization SN - 9781285436333 AV - JF 1351 .D46 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Stamford, Connecticut PB - Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd KW - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Learning and public organizations -- The intellectual heritage : Marx, Weber, and Freud -- The political heritage : from Wilson to Waldo -- The rational model of organization -- Organizational humanism and the new public administration -- The policy emphasis and the new public management -- Beyond the rational model : toward democratic public organization theory -- The practitioner as theorist N2 - THEORIES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Seventh Edition, is a brief, readable overview of public administration theory that presents multiple viewpoints, enabling students to develop their own philosophies of public administration, and helping them relate theory to application. The Seventh Edition incorporates a theme of Governance, which explores the traditions, institutions, and processes that determine how power is exercised, how citizens are given a voice, and how decisions are made on issues of public concern ER -