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100	1		_aOSTROM, Vincent _940942
245	1	0	_aThe challenge of the quest for excellence
260			_aNew York : _bMarcel Dekker, _c1996
520	3		_aThe collapse of major empires in the twentieth century poses a challenge. Can human civilizations maintain themselves and achieve increasing degrees of complementarity without being driven by imperial aspirations to dominate others? A diagnostic assessment is necessary. Where do we turn in building other foundations for the constitution of order in the decades ahead? An analysis of the intellectual resources of our respective civilizations is necessary with respect to (1) their common features and (2) their distinctive features that enable people to learn from others. The analysis proceeds in terms of (1) the failure of autocratic bureaucracies, (2) fundamental concepts and basic principles of order, and (3) conclusions. In a culture of inquiry, scholarship merges with problem-solving capabilities; and human creativity achieves its place in Creation. Both sympathetic understanding and critical reflections in efforts to be helpful are necessary to productive scholarship and creative artisanship.
773	0	8	_tInternational Journal of Public Administration - IJPA _g19, 2, p. 125-149 _dNew York : Marcel Dekker, 1996 _xISSN 01900692 _w
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998			_a20100609 _b1632^b _cCarolina
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c34079 _d34079
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