Changing Public Sector Values

This new, multidisciplinary series will present works devoted to the indigenous peoples of North America -- the First Nations, Native Hawaiians, Native Americans, and the Indians of Mexico. Topics will range from the social sciences to education, law, criminology, health, the environment, religion, architecture, linguistics, and agriculture, including innovative interdisciplinary approaches. Books featuring Native voices and issues of particular current significance to Native peoples will be featured.

"Changing Public Sector Values has 7 captured the essence of the 'new public administration' movement...a first-rate book that is accessible to both scholars and students". -- Stuart C. Gilman, Georgetown University

"The breadth of Van Wart's treatment of public sector values is truly impressive. He takes 'values, ' an abstraction often thrown into discourse with little connection to concrete reality, and shows how it is fundamentally embedded in public organizations and management. Van Wart examines individual, professional, organizational, legal, and public

Montgomery Van Wart is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University.

Foreword
Introduction
The Five Value Sources Used in Decisionmaking in the Public Sector	p. 3
The Role of Individuals' Values	p. 33
The Role of Professional Values	p. 61
The Role of Organization Values	p. 81
The Role of Legal Values	p. 117
The Role of Public Interest Values	p. 135
The Cultural Framework and an Analysis of the Origins of Basic Assumptions in Public Administration	p. 163
Decisionmaking Paradigms for Public Administration: Values at Level 3	p. 187
Selection of a Decisionmaking Process: Values at Level 2	p. 199
Using a Decisionmaking Process: Reasoned Choice Models (Level 1)	p. 233
Encouraging the "Right" Values	p. 257
Identifying the "Right" Controls to Monitor and Limit Administrative Discretion	p. 289
Conclusion	p. 315
Index	p. 321
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