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Denhardt (public administration, Arizona State U.) introduces public administration's organization perspective and reviews several theories of public administration, the historical shift in theories and new developments. He stresses the integration of theory and practice, politics and administration. He is also staunchly committed to public administration as key to a democratic society. To this end he argues that "public organizations ... may become models for reconstructing organizations of all types along democratic lines." His vision for public administration is grounded in several organizational insights he derives from Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Sigmund Freud. He offers two major counter-points to the "rational model of public organization": New Public Management and New Public Service, which emphasize policy and service respectively. Every chapter contains a conclusion, set of discussion questions and cases, and notes for further reading. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
