TY - BOOK AU - Gordon,George J. TI - Public administration in America SN - 0312653883 : AV - JF1351 .G66 1982 U1 - 353 PY - 1982/// CY - New York PB - St. Martin's Press KW - Public administration N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The book has three principal emphases. The first is on the central importance of public administration in modern government. The second emphasis is on the role and impact of politics in shaping public administration. The third emphasis is on management aspects of public administration - on concerns relating to the operation of public programs, from the perspective of the public agency manager ER -