Politics vs. public administration

Scientific mgt.

Bureaucracy

Administrative principles

Bounded rationality

Human relations movement

Systems and contingency theories

Public vs. private sectors

Rainey, 24 - 88

Tompkins, 9 - 25

Ashworth, 1 - 33

Reserve Readings #1

Handout - Coast Guard & Deepwater (3/10)

Handout - Pay in the Public vs. Private Sector (3/10)

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Figures - Lecture on Foundations

Tompkins Figures

YouTube - FedEx vs. Government Bureaucracy

Lynn, Laurence E., Jr.. 1996. Public Management As Art, Science, and Profession. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers.

Fry, Brian R.. 1989. Mastering Public Administration: From Max Weber to Dwight Waldo. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers.