Download or read book Tradition and Public Administration written by Martin Painter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-05-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors examine the persistence of administrative patterns in the face of pressures for globablization by developing a concept of administrative traditions and describing the traditions that exist around the world. They assess the impact of traditions on administrative reforms and the capacities of government to change public administration.