Serving the state : global public administration education and training. Volume II, Diversity and change

"This title was first published in 2000: Serving the State is an invaluable two-volume exploration of global trends in public administration education and training. Volume 2 of this important reference work explores traditions and contexts. Included for examination are the French and Islamic traditions, The Netherlands, Scandinavia, Latin America, Small Island States and former communist countries such as Poland and the Ukraine as well as other countries undergoing rapid economic change."--Provided by publisher. Chapter 1 Development, Issues and Challenges: Public Administration Education and Training in China -- Tao-Chiu Lam chapter 2 The Different and the Similar: Public Administration Education and Training in Finland -- Pertti Ahonen chapter 3 The Revered Tradition: Public Administration Education and Training in France -- Hélène Gadriot-Renard chapter 4 The Market for Civil Servants: Public Administration Education and Training in The Netherlands -- Frits M. Van Der Meer chapter 5 The Unfinished Revolution: Public Administration Education and Training in Poland -- John Greenwood chapter 6 Dealing with Rapid Development: Public Administration Education and Training in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia -- Ahmed H. Al-Hamoud chapter 7 The Case of Malta: Public Administration Education and Training in Small Island States -- Godfrey Pirotta chapter 8 Combining Democracy, Rule of Law and Efficiency: Public Administration Education and Training in Sweden -- Kerstin Kolam chapter 9 Starting from Nothing: Public Administration Education and Training in Ukraine -- Anatolii Oleksienko chapter 10 A Societal and Political Problem? Public Administration Education and Training in Venezuela -- Marco Cupolo chapter 11 Concluding Thoughts: Perspectives on Training and Education for the Public Service -- Morton R. Davies. In follow-up to the first volume focusing on the Anglo-American tradition of public administration education and training, these 11 cross-cultural case studies address new complexities relevant to increasing fragmentation of the public sphere. A recurrent theme of both volumes is awareness that such education and training cannot be divorced from the evolution of the discipline itself. Contributors from academia assess such challenges in China, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Malta, Sweden, Ukraine, and Venezuela. Davies (U. of Liverpool) concludes with perceptions of the nature and objectives of training per se. Lacks an index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR An examination of the patterns of education and training for public administration in a global context. The text explores the diversity of public administration education and analyzes how it is changing, particularly in countries dealing with rapid economic development. V. 1. The Anglo-american Tradition -- V. 2 Diversity And Change. Edited By Morton R. Davies ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References.