Leadership of Public Bureaucracies: The Administrator as Conservator: The Administrator as Conservator

The administrative capacity of many public agencies has come under intense scrutiny since the events of September 2001. This new edition of Leadership of Public Bureaucracies reminds us of the importance of preserving the integrity ofa public institutions and, in turn, our democratic way of life. Drawing on the works of Philip Selznick, Carl J. Friedrich, Chester Barnard, and others, Larry Terry departs from public administration orthodoxy and the New Public Management and offers a normative theory of bureaucratic leadership called "Administrative Conservatorship." Bureaucratic leaders are depicted as "Conservators" of public bureaucracies, vigorously protecting the integri4y of the bureaucracy and, when called upon, adapting to change. Leadership of Public Bureaucracies is an essential resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of public administration, public policy, political science, administrative theory, and administrative ethics. Book jacket.