Refounding Political Governance: The Metaphysics of Public Administration

Author(s): Bruce Cutting and Alexander Kouzmin

DOI: 10.2174/978160805246211101010177

Public Administration as a Vocation

Pp: 177-190 (14)

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Refounding Political Governance: The Metaphysics of Public Administration

Public Administration as a Vocation

Author(s): Bruce Cutting and Alexander Kouzmin

Pp: 177-190 (14)

DOI: 10.2174/978160805246211101010177

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

The worthwhile pursuit of public administration as a vocation is discussed in terms of the Blacksburg Manifesto's (Wamsley, 1990a) call to arms and Weber's (1947) ethics of personal behaviour for public administrators. The question of who is more likely to be called to a vocation of public administration is addressed. Finally, just how the public administration can go about cultivating a true sense of administrative service is discussed.

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