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100			_aGreen Richard T.
245			_aReconstituting a profession for American public administration
362			_a53(6), Nov-Dec 93, p.516-24
520			_aIs public administration a profession? Richard Green, Lawrence Keller, and Gary Wamsley approach this long lasting debate from a new perspective. They argue that the field assumes an impoverished definition of "profession" and thus has neglected important dimensions of the practice that need examination in a more constructive debate. By returning to the classical roots of the word"profession", the author attempt to illuminate the roles that public administrators have played, and must play, if they are to govern effectively and professionally". Drawing upon several works that develop the political roles of public administrators, they tie a conception of professionalism to constitutional politics rather than
650			_aPublic Administration -- U.S.A.
700			_aWamsley Gary L.
700			_aKeller Lawrence F.
773			_aPublic Administration Review
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