Rural Public Administration: Problems and Prospects: 153 (Contributions in Political Science)

James H. Seroka

ISBN 10: 0313252467 / ISBN 13: 9780313252464

Published by Praeger (UK), 1986

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rural Public Administration: Problems and Prospects: 153 (Contributions in Political Science)
• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313252467
• ISBN 13: 9780313252464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In compiling this collection of previously unpublished essays, Seroka was prompted by several concerns about current administrative responses and opportunities for change in rural areas. Specfically, these concerns were that the rural renaissance has placed administrative offices and officials in affected governmental units under severe and unanticipated stress; that rural policy programs require specific considerations which are divided from urban-based programs; and that rural governmental units must be studied flexibly, and not as a single monolithic block. Particular subjects discussed include the theory of rural administrative change, rural administration in the township, administration under boom and bust circumstances, policy variations in rural areas, the impact of intergovernmental fundings on rural policymaking, and policy limitations and constraints on rural public administration. The volume is divided into four distinct units. In the first, alternate models for rural public administration are introduced. In the second, the rural administrative environment is defined and described. The third examines particular rural administrative responses to immediate and specific problems. In the fourth part the editor offers an overall assessment of rural public administration research.

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