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999			_c1220 _d1220
020			_a9781589017047 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a1589017048 (pbk. : alk. paper)
050	0	0	_aJF 1351 _bRIC
100	1		_aRiccucci, Norma M.
245	1	0	_aPublic administration : _btraditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge /
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bGeorgetown University Press, _cc2010.
300			_axi, 162 pages : _bIllustrations ;
490	1		_aPublic management and change series,
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntellectual 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.
650		0	_aPublic administration.
942			_cBK