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008			180718b2015 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aWright, Bradley E.
245			_aThe science of public administration: problems, presumptions, progress, and possibilities
260			_c2015
300			_ap.795-805.
362			_aNov-Dec
520			_aNearly 70 years ago, Dahl noted the difficulty of constructing a science of public administration that was plagued by three interrelated problems: values, behavior, and culture. Underlying all three problems was the presumption that public administration could establish a set of universal principles independent of moral or political ends, individual human differences, or social influences. In discussing these three broad and easily accessible themes, Dahl did more than identify and critique the field's problems and presumptions. He also provided a road map to move the field forward and establish a science of public administration. Drawing on the framework provided by Dahl, this article argues that the field has made considerable progress in recognizing, if not addressing, each problem raised by Dahl. Even so, several current presumptions or omissions are also identified that, if challenged, can provide additional possibilities to advance science of public administration. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a109837
999			_c109832 _d109832