Frederick C. Mosher – författare

This collection of essays highlights the “peculiarly American” issues of public administration ranging from 1870 to 1974, when they were first published. Every contributor was assigned a period of American history and given the opportunity to write on what he or she deemed the most important or relevant concern of that period. This method, employed for this book and the connected National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration conference, resulted in a wide-reaching, if eclectic, collection. Supplanted by Mosher’s impressive summarization of the field throughout the years, the book still holds prominence as a source for scholars, workers, and students alike in public administration. The essays raise such issues as the education of civil servants, the changes necessitated by crises, the growth of social sciences in governmental concerns, and primarily, the role of public administrators in America. Each author is a distinguished expert in his own right, and each essay can stand alone as a remarkable insight into the changing world of public administration within American society. Frederick Mosher’s expertise and supervision shapes this work into a remarkable and holistic perspective on public administration over time.

One of the first systematic studies of the problems of political transition in democratic countries. Foreign affairs represents an area in which a nation's chief executive office exercises great authority as well as being an area in which smooth transitions of power are crucial for continuity. Policymakers and scholars should benefit from the insights these essays by Don K. Price and Robert H. Evans provide about the experiences of democratic countries with whom the United States has shared governmental ideas. Co-published with the Miller Center of Public Affairs.