Public Administration DictionaryJuta and Company Ltd, 1995 - 141 pages Most first-year courses in public administration include debate on terminological issues. This dictionary aims to provide students, lecturers and practitioners with a resource manual for their dealings with the broad field of Public Administration. It also includes terminology for sub-disciplinary areas such as human resource management, information management and politics. |
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ability according achieve action activities administrative agency amount analysis applied approach appropriation authority basic basis behaviour benefits bond budget collective committees communication concept concerned costs courts create culture debt decision determine direct economic effective election employees environment equal established evaluation executive expenditure factors formal functions funds given goals human ideas income increase individual influence institutions interest internal involves issue legislation levels limited means measure ment method motivation needs objectives obligations officials operations organisation party performance period person planning political position principles problems production programme public administration received refers relations relationships responsibility result role rules situation social society specific structure task technique theory tion units usually various