Putting the American model in perspective for academics around the world, this book establishes the historical, theoretical, analytical, practical and future foundations for the comparative study of public management.

Intro -- Contents -- Series Editors' Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Separated We Stand -- 2 That Old-Time Religion -- 3 Orthodoxy and Its Discontents -- 4 Raising the Bar: Law and the Administrative Process -- 5 A Theory of Politically Responsive Bureaucrats -- 6 Managerial Responsibility: A Precept...