Biographical Dictionary of Public Administration

Complementing texts that introduce students to the major theories of public administration this biographical dictionary introduces the reader to the individuals who originated or had a significant impact on those theories. Including subjects from a spectrum of disciplines and from such diverse areas as organizational theory personnel and budgeting the book covers the original pioneers and their contemporaries. A distinct crystallization covering the subject''s personal social educational and philosophical dimensions each entry includes a short personal history followed by the subject''s major contribution to the discipline and a bibliography of his or her works on the subject.By providing information on the individuals who developed the major theories in the field this book will introduce readers to ideas from a variety of disciplines and thus enable students to consider public administration theories in context. This compact reference fills a serious gap in the field.