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Transformational public service : portraits of theory in practice / Cheryl Simrell King, Lisa A. Zanetti

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King, Cheryl Simrell
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London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
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1 online resource
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Zanetti, Lisa A., 1960-
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Contents
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue Wide Awake and Dreaming; Comment Setting the Stage; Part I. Citizenship and Governance; Story Transforming Citizenship; Comment Citizenship and Governance in Twenty-first-Century America; Story Transforming Citizenship and Governance; Part II. Theory and Practice; Story Theory-Informed Practice and Practice-Informed Theory; Comment Theory and Practice; Story Critical Theory in Action; Part III. Transforming Institutions; Story Transforming Bureaucracy; Comment Transforming Institutions. and Story Transforming Institutions: Insider/OutsiderPart IV. Transforming People; Comment To Be of Use; Story Doing What It Takes to Be of Use; Comment Making Meaning: Doing Your Own Work; Epilogue Transformational Public Service in the Public Interest; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.
Summary
Everyone who aspires to more effective public service should read this book. It provides a compelling antidote to the managerial focus of theory and practice in public administration. Written with the aim of inspiring and rekindling a mission for public service, Transformational Public Service weaves together theory and stories from actual practice to show that public service can (and does) advance the goals of democracy, inclusiveness, and social and economic justice. Eight practitioners from government and non-governmental organizations at all levels - from the street to the executive office.
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9781317453383 (electronic bk.)
1317453387 (electronic bk.)
Note
"First published 2005 by M.E. Sharpe."
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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