The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration

"Ostrom . . . does a magnificent job of laying out the crucial elements of the classic works in the field. . . . Strongly recommended." - Choice
"Ostrom, who dwells on the crisis of confidence of identity that pervades public administration, . . . calls for divided and different authorities to limit and control each other. A significant and timely contribution." - Library Journal
"[Ostrom's] argument remains . . . convincing, elegant, and increasingly relevant to real administrative problems. . . . The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration stands as an enduring contribution to the study of administrative theory and practice." - American Review of Public Administration
"This is a stimulation book, clearly written, introducing an important controversy about the aims and structure of public administration." - Royal Institute of Public Administration