The Scientific Study of Public Administration: A Short Essay on the State of the Field
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This essay examines the development of a substantial social science data base in support of two major fields in public administration-public management and the interface of bureaucracy and democracy. Within public management several long term research projects involving government performance, public versus private sector organizations, network management, and managerial strategy have made great progress in creating a unique public administration literature. In terms of the bureaucracy and democracy question, the essay argues that the work done in public administration can correct the limitations of work done in political science and other social sciences. 2008 International Review of Public Administration.