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The new edition of this classroom classic retains the organizing theme of the original text, presenting the development of thought within the context of economic history. Economic ideas are framed in
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Morgan (public administration, Portland State U.), Green, Shinn, and Robinson introduce students and practitioners to the basic management functions of public administration from a governmental perspe
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