Community Development and Public Administration Theory

Promoting Democratic Principles to Improve Communities

• Author(s): Ashley E. Nickels, Jason D. Rivera,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 312
• ISBN_10: 1351396536
  ISBN_13: 9781351396530
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / General , Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration , Political Science / Public Policy / General , Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development , Social Science / Sociology / Urban , Social Science / Social Work , Technology & Engineering / Civil / General , Medical / General ,

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The concept of community development is often misunderstood, holding different meanings across different academic disciplines. Moreover, the concept of community development has been historically abstracted, not only in the way the concept has been conceptualized in academic studies, but also by the way in which practitioners use the term in the vernacular. Departing from traditional definitions of community development, this volume applies the New Public Service (NPS) perspective of Public Administration to community development to illustrate how public administrators and public managers can engage in community development planning and implementation that results in more equitable and sustainable long-term outcomes.

This book will be of interest to practitioners and researchers in public administration/management, public administration theory, community development, economic development, urban sociology, urban politics, and urban planning.