Michael Spicer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1120441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Spicer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Spicer |
| SIGNATURE | SPICER M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Politics and the Limits of a Science of Governance
This paper examines Bernard Crick’s ideas on the nature of politics and explores their implications for a scientific approach to governance like that advocated recently by public management writers. It is argued here that such an approach generally downplays the inherently political character of governance because it ignores the conflicts of values and the uncertainty that are an inherent part of the way in which we have come to govern ourselves
Public Administration, the History of Ideas, and the Reinventing Government Movement
Public administration writers, with some notable exceptions, generally have not paid a great deal of attention to the history of ideas. However, public administration inquiry is profoundly affected by longstanding political and social ideas. This article shows how the idea of the state as a purposive association—that is to say, a collective enterprise that is driven by some set of substantive ends or purposes—has helped to shape the thinking and …
Suffer the Future
Journal Article Suffer the Future: Policy Choices in Southern Africa Get access Suffer the Future: Policy Choices in Southern Africa. By Robert I. Rotberg. Cambridge, London: Harvard University Press. 311 pp. $9.00 Michael Spicer Michael Spicer 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 57, Issue 1, Winter 1981, Pages 183–184, https://doi.org/10.2307/2619432 Published: 01 …
Ciskei
Journal Article Ciskei: Economics and Politics of Dependence in a South African Homeland Get access Ciskei: Economics and Politics of Dependence in a South African Homeland. Edited by Nancy Charton. London: Croom Helm. 1980. 253 pp. £12.95. Michael Spicer Michael Spicer 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 57, Issue 1, Winter 1981, Page 184, https://doi.org/10.2307/2…
Sanctions Against South Africa—Options for the West
Journal Article Sanctions Against South Africa—Options for the West Get access James Barber, James Barber Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael Spicer Michael Spicer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 55, Issue 3, July 1979, Pages 385–401, https://doi.org/10.2307/2615146 Published: 01 July 1979
Towards a Policy Information and Control System
Public Administration, the History of Ideas, and the Reinventing Government Movement
Public administration writers, with some notable exceptions, generally have not paid a great deal of attention to the history of ideas. However, public administration inquiry is profoundly affected by longstanding political and social ideas. This article shows how the idea of the state as a purposive association—that is to say, a collective enterprise that is driven by some set of substantive ends or purposes—has helped to shape the thinking and …
Politics and the Limits of a Science of Governance
This paper examines Bernard Crick’s ideas on the nature of politics and explores their implications for a scientific approach to governance like that advocated recently by public management writers. It is argued here that such an approach generally downplays the inherently political character of governance because it ignores the conflicts of values and the uncertainty that are an inherent part of the way in which we have come to govern ourselves
Ciskei
Journal Article Ciskei: Economics and Politics of Dependence in a South African Homeland Get access Ciskei: Economics and Politics of Dependence in a South African Homeland. Edited by Nancy Charton. London: Croom Helm. 1980. 253 pp. £12.95. Michael Spicer Michael Spicer 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 57, Issue 1, Winter 1981, Page 184, https://doi.org/10.2307/2…
Sanctions Against South Africa—Options for the West
Journal Article Sanctions Against South Africa—Options for the West Get access James Barber, James Barber Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael Spicer Michael Spicer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 55, Issue 3, July 1979, Pages 385–401, https://doi.org/10.2307/2615146 Published: 01 July 1979
Towards a Policy Information and Control System
Sanctions Against South Africa—Options for the West
Journal Article Sanctions Against South Africa—Options for the West Get access James Barber, James Barber Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Michael Spicer Michael Spicer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 55, Issue 3, July 1979, Pages 385–401, https://doi.org/10.2307/2615146 Published: 01 July 1979
Suffer the Future
Journal Article Suffer the Future: Policy Choices in Southern Africa Get access Suffer the Future: Policy Choices in Southern Africa. By Robert I. Rotberg. Cambridge, London: Harvard University Press. 311 pp. $9.00 Michael Spicer Michael Spicer 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 57, Issue 1, Winter 1981, Pages 183–184, https://doi.org/10.2307/2619432 Published: 01 …
Ciskei
Journal Article Ciskei: Economics and Politics of Dependence in a South African Homeland Get access Ciskei: Economics and Politics of Dependence in a South African Homeland. Edited by Nancy Charton. London: Croom Helm. 1980. 253 pp. £12.95. Michael Spicer Michael Spicer 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 57, Issue 1, Winter 1981, Page 184, https://doi.org/10.2307/2…
Public Administration, the History of Ideas, and the Reinventing Government Movement
Public administration writers, with some notable exceptions, generally have not paid a great deal of attention to the history of ideas. However, public administration inquiry is profoundly affected by longstanding political and social ideas. This article shows how the idea of the state as a purposive association—that is to say, a collective enterprise that is driven by some set of substantive ends or purposes—has helped to shape the thinking and …
Politics and the Limits of a Science of Governance
This paper examines Bernard Crick’s ideas on the nature of politics and explores their implications for a scientific approach to governance like that advocated recently by public management writers. It is argued here that such an approach generally downplays the inherently political character of governance because it ignores the conflicts of values and the uncertainty that are an inherent part of the way in which we have come to govern ourselves
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