Community Development and Public Administration Theory - 9781138304734

Taylor & Francis

Community Development and Public Administration TheoryPromoting Democratic Principles to Improve Communities\nAuthor(s): Ashley E. Nickels, Jason D. Rivera\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138304734, 978-1138304734\nSynopsis\nThe 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 susta.