NETWORKS, MANAGEMENT AND INSTITUTIONS: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS 'NORMAL SCIENCE'

TOONEN, THEO A. J.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 2/1998, pág. 229

1. Introduction. 2. Developments in Public Administration: Analytical Reconstruction. a) Three worlds of action. b) Configurative analysis. c) Units an levels of analysis in the development of public administration. d) The resurgence of (neo-)managerialism and (neo-)institutionalism. e) New institutionalism. 3. Public Administration as 'Three Worlds of Government in Action'. a) Continuities in administrative theory. b) Robustness: constitutional choice values in PA. c) Integrity: collective choice values in PA. d) Responsiveness: operational choice values in PA. 4. And What About Networks?. 5. References.