Public administration theory: a futurist vision
- 1998
- p.1667-1757
- Dec
As the world becomes increasingly interdependent, Americans interested in public administration will begin to realize that it is a universal phenomenon and field of inquiry that attracts the attention of researchers and teachers in all countries of the world. This will lead them to stop equating American governance with Public Administration. They will come to see that, in a comparative frame of reference, American bureaucracy, its administrative practices and political functions are quite unique. Comparative Public Administration as a special focus of study will disappear because all administrative studies must be comparative, and "American Public Administration" will gain recognition as one of many parochial foci for research as a country-specific emphasis. - Reproduced