Reconciling the varieties of pragmatism in public administration
By: Whetsell, Travis A.
Contributor(s): Shields, Patricia.
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ArticlePublisher: 2011Description: p.474-483.Subject(s): Public administration
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Administration and SocietySummary: Pragmatism has become a topic of growing discussion in public administration, as demonstrated by ongoing debate within the pages of administration & society. Karen Evans recently agued that the pervasive influence of logical positivism has produced a public administration, dominated by an ethically vacuous overemphasis on efficiency. Keith Snider recently responded to Evans by pointing toward confusion arising from debates between competing varieties of pragmatism, arguing that calls for pragmatism may produce unitended consequences under the present paradigm. However, this debate has the potential to produce a more intellectually experienced and mature public administration. Moreover, American pragmatism is uniquely appropriate as a philosophy of public administration in its dual academic/practitioner roles. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 43, Issue no: 4 | Available | AR93710 |
Pragmatism has become a topic of growing discussion in public administration, as demonstrated by ongoing debate within the pages of administration & society. Karen Evans recently agued that the pervasive influence of logical positivism has produced a public administration, dominated by an ethically vacuous overemphasis on efficiency. Keith Snider recently responded to Evans by pointing toward confusion arising from debates between competing varieties of pragmatism, arguing that calls for pragmatism may produce unitended consequences under the present paradigm. However, this debate has the potential to produce a more intellectually experienced and mature public administration. Moreover, American pragmatism is uniquely appropriate as a philosophy of public administration in its dual academic/practitioner roles. - Reproduced.
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