Candler, Gaylord George

The comparative evolution of public administration in Australia, Brazil, and Canada - 2006 - p.334-49. - Fall

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.


Public administration - Canada
Public administration - Brazil
Public administration - Australia
Public administration