Theories of administration

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Public administration theory is an academic subject concerned with questions of organization, governance, budgeting, personnel administration and other factors associatied with the planning and operation of governments, civil society, and quasi-governmental entities.

A seminal work in this subject was Max Weber's classic essay, "On Bureaucracy", which employed economic and sociological analysis. Other perspectives include Herbert Simon's information-theoretic analysis, Dwight Waldo's anti-reductionistic point of view, and Frederic C. Moshers's political theory perspectives.

[edit] See also

• public administration
• American Society for Public Administration
• Max Weber
• Dwight Waldo
• Frederick C. Mosher
• Refounding Public Administration

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