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Constitutional Federalism and Public Administration

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Constitution; Devolution; Federalism; Government; Interpretation; Jurisdiction; Law; Levels of government; Municipalities; Public administration; Shared powers; States

Definition

Public Administration: In the United States, it is an academic discipline and a field of broad scope that is geared toward the understanding of policy and how it is carried out in regard to the government and public sector. It has the fundamental goal of advancing management and policies to improve the functioning, as well as defining the role, of American government (Rabin et al. 1989).

Introduction

The operational “compass” of the United States, the Constitution, has served to guide the direction of several facets of the country’s government since its inception in the late eighteenth century. The professional duty of administering and serving the public good is embedded in the Constitution, and the two concepts remain to be intertwined. The Constitution provides the framework and guides the...

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  1. Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, USA

    Sean T. Adkins

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Adkins, S.T. (2016). Constitutional Federalism and Public Administration. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1057-1

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