Beyond Woodrow Wilson The Identity of the Study of Public Administration in Historical Perspective

摘要: The study of public administration is not as new often supposed. In the 17th century, cameralism or polity sciences emerged, dealing with proper to bring moral and economic well-being people. sciencesflourished well into 19th century. Questions concerning its topics approach (legal, socioeconomical, orpolitical), however, never were resolved.' This historicforerunner indicates that lack a clear identity characteristic feature an interdisciplinary field.