"Public Administration, the State, and the Postmodern Condition" by Michael W. Spicer

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Public Administration, the State, and the Postmodern Condition

American Behavioral Scientist

Michael W. Spicer, Cleveland State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Disciplines

Public Administration and
Urban Studies

Abstract

Examines the vision of United States' public administrators of the state as a purposive association. Exploration of the suitability of public administration literature to the postmodern conditions; Inappropriate and dangerous nature of a vision of purposive association; Diversity of political subcultures and language games; Relationship with the constitutional tradition.

Citation Information

Michael W. Spicer. "Public Administration, the State, and the Postmodern Condition" American Behavioral Scientist Vol. 41 Iss. 1 (1997)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_spicer/72/