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In Pursuit of the Public Interest
Author(s) -
Lewis Carol W.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00634.x
Subject(s) - public interest , duty , democracy , frame (networking) , process (computing) , sustainability , political science , public relations , law and economics , public administration , sociology , law , computer science , politics , telecommunications , ecology , biology , operating system
What does the injunction “serve the public interest” really mean for public managers, and why is it important? By way of an answer, this analysis systematizes different perspectives on the public interest and offers a multifaceted formulation of the public manager’s duty. It is a process involving the exploration of two concerns—democracy and mutuality—in the current time frame and two others—sustainability and legacy—in the future time frame.