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100			_aReynolds Harry W. Jr.
245			_aPublic administration and public policy: old perspectives, new directions
362			_a16(8), 93, p.1079-1103
520			_aPublic administration has rather studiously avoided serious consideration of its ties to public policy throughout most of this century. The politics/administration dichotomy leaves a lasting legacy. Policy has a central place in the ongoing effort to explain what public administration is and how it functions. Policy defines the purpose of agencies, stipulates much of the detail about their organization, provides authority and legitimacy, and makes them important - probably the most important - instruments of policy effectuation and evaluation. Public administration has traditionally displayed an interest in management; it has been studied, taught, and practiced as method, "how to." This instrumentalist orie
650			_a Public Policy
650			_aPublic Administration
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
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