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The comparative evolution of public administration in Australia, Brazil, and Canada

By: Candler, Gaylord George.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticlePublisher: 2006Description: p.334-49.Subject(s): Public administration - Canada | Public administration - Brazil | Public administration - Australia | Public administration In: Canadian Public AdministrationSummary: The nature of the international public administration academic community is assessed through content analysis of articles in the Australian Journal of Public Administration (ARPA), Revista de Administracdo Publica (RAP), and Canadian Public Administration (CPA). The method is based on that used by existing US research, allowing for comparison with the national context. The focus is on the institutional context, disciplinary influences, research methods, and locus of research in these national contexts. In conclusion, the paper finds that the various national communities studied are generally navigating a careful path between "a naive, nationalist xenophobia" and a healthy "sociological reduction". - Reproduced.
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Volume no: 49, Issue no: 3 Available AR72564

The nature of the international public administration academic community is assessed through content analysis of articles in the Australian Journal of Public Administration (ARPA), Revista de Administracdo Publica (RAP), and Canadian Public Administration (CPA). The method is based on that used by existing US research, allowing for comparison with the national context. The focus is on the institutional context, disciplinary influences, research methods, and locus of research in these national contexts. In conclusion, the paper finds that the various national communities studied are generally navigating a careful path between "a naive, nationalist xenophobia" and a healthy "sociological reduction". - Reproduced.

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