Riccucci, Norma M. <br/><br/>
Public administration :  traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge / 

 - Washington, D.C. :  Georgetown University Press,  c2010. 
 - xi, 162 pages :  Illustrations ; 
 - Public management and change series,  .
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index.  
<br/><br/>Intellectual heritage and theoretical developments : is public administration an art or a science? -- Searching for a paradigm : public administration as a postnormal science -- Identity crises in the social sciences -- Searching for truth : the logic of inquiry in public administration -- Theory building through qualitative approaches -- Theory building through quantitative research -- Theory building through mixed-method research -- Heterogeneity in epistemic traditions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781589017047 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1589017048 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public administration.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF 1351  / RIC