PS 232 - Public Administration

Institution:

King's College - Pennsylvania

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

Application of the basic concepts, tools, and issues of American public administration. The relationship between the theory and the practice of public administration will be investigated through the use of classical conceptual works in the discipline (Waldo, Weber, Wilson, Lindblom) and contemporary administrative case studies. Consideration will also be given to such persistent bureaucratic problems as control, efficiency, equity, responsiveness, and the rise of the administrative state. Students will complete a major project which will be the sophomore assessment of progress in the major. A gateway course for the Political Economy minor, taught in alternate years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kings.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 208-5900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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