作者：Rifkin, SB
摘要：Rapid appraisals have proliferated in the field of health in the past decade because of their perceived promise of obtaining information for planning and managing programmes cheaply and quickly. This article examines one type of appraisal, Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) in order to assess the contribution of this approach. The background to its development is described, highlighting the relevance to primary health care (PHC). Its two essential characteristics - qualitative inquiry and community p...
作者：HOOD, C
摘要：This article briefly examines five subfields of the public administration literature in the context of the major changes which have occurred in each of those fields since the 1940s. Major changes include: the alleged shift to 'globalization' affecting comparative public administration; the spread of 'economic rationalism' in policy analysis; the new wave of 'managerialism' affecting the study of the public service; the transformation of administrative technique by 'informatization'; and the ri...
作者：PAGE, EC
摘要：According to a strict definition, comparative public administration in Britain is relatively undeveloped. However, once the definition is relaxed it is possible to see that scholars in the British Isles make a substantial contribution to the field. This contribution can be examined under four headings; single country studies, juxtapositions, thematic comparisons and causal explanations. While causal explanation must remain as one major objective of comparative study, such explanations are prob...
