Law: a curriculum necessity for public administration

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John A. Rohr insists that law should be integrated into the public administration curriculum. Unfortunately, law is not a requirement in many programs approved by the National Assn. of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. There are a number of reasons why this situation should be corrected. One of these is that a democratic government and public policy are shaped by the relationship between law and administration. Another reason is that an understanding of the Constitution is important in protecting a constitutional democracy.

Law, Study and teaching, Legal education

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Reason and power in public administration action

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Organization theory's dependence on decisionism and technocratic consciousness is the subject of Michael M. Harmon's critique. However, there is only a weak relation between public administration and organization theories because the former is critical of a mainstream positivist approach. As a result, many organization theorists look beyond public administration in theory development. This is unfortunate because there are theorists in the public administration field who have unique and powerful ideas on organizations.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Organization

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