The Lineage of New Public Administration

1976/08/01 by H. George Frederickson
Social Sciences · #Public Policy and Administration Research

paper · doi:10.1177/009539977600800202

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Abstract

The characteristics and values of the "new public administration" are viewed as flowing directly from a variety of values, some inconsistent, which guided traditional public administration. This lineage is traced through several disciplines, and the value implications for current practice are explored.

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