Responsibility as paradox : a critique of rational discourse on government / Michael M. Harmon ; foreword by Bayard L. Catron ; sponsored by the Public Administration Theory Network and supported by Lewis and Clark College
Foreword / Bayard L. Catron -- Series Editor's Introduction / Henry D. Kass -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Three Meanings of Responsibility: Agency, Accountability, and Obligation -- 3. The Rationalist Conception of Responsible Government -- 4. Paradox and Personal Responsibility -- 5. The Paradox of Obligation -- 6. The Paradox of Agency -- 7. The Paradox of Accountability -- 8. Conclusion: Rationalism and the Paradox of Courage
Analysis
Public administration
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-215) and index
