TY - BOOK AU - Frederickson, H. George AU - Smith, Kevin B AU - Larimer, Christopher W AU - Licari,Michael J TI - Public administration theory primer SN - 9780813345765 AV - JF1351 .F734 2012 U1 - 351.73 22 PY - 2012/// CY - Boulder PB - Westview KW - Public administration KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: the possibilities of theory -- Theories of political control of bureaucracy -- Theories of bureaucratic politics -- Public institutional theory -- Theories of public management -- Postmodern theory -- Decision theory -- Rational choice theory and irrational behavior -- Theories of governance -- A bright future for theory ER -