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Riggs, Fred Warren

Administration in developing countries : the theory of prismatic society / Fred Warren Riggs - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1964. - xvi, 477 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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Part I. Administration and development: method and context
1. The prismatic model: Conceptualizing transitional societies
2. The social sciences and the prismatic model
Part II. The prismatic model: Administrative ecology
3. The economic ecology: The Bazaar-Canteen Model
4. Prismatic elites: Kaleidoscopic stratification
5. Social structures: Poly-communalism and clects
6. Prismatic symbols: Myths, formulas and codes
7. Prismatic power: Dependency syndrome and interference complex
Part III. Prismatic public administration: The Sala Model
8. Bureaucratic power and administrative prodigality
9. Sala finance: Tributary, prebendary, donative
10. Personnel administration: a lecture on training
11. Communications: a lecture on documents
12. Local administration: an essay on development
Part IV. Conclusion
The future: research problems and priorities


eng

ISBN: NA

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public administration--Developing countries
Administration and development
Administrative model

Dewey Class. No.: 354.1 RIG