Public development management: research trends and prospects Schultz E.E. Revolution and modernization theory

Abstract

Purpose. The purpose of the given research is to identify the structured perceptions of the possibility of development management, in particular public management, on the basis of a comparative interdisciplinary analysis of concepts and applied research representing different social sciences. Research subject. Conceptualization of development management problem, in particular public development management as a specifically organized activity. Methodology. Comparative qualitative research of texts of scientific articles, monographs and official documents in the frames of a structured sample (n = 200), covering those published or republished in 1990-2014, based on the research citation ratio with equal representation of the principal social sciences (social philosophy, sociology, political science, economics, public administration, management, psychology and pedagogics), with the proportional to citation ratio in Russian representation of the Russian-speaking, English-speaking, French-speaking and German-speaking studies, including the translated into Russian. Scientific novelty. Basic paradigms of research and managerial discourse relating to the problem of administrative impact on development, key problem areas referred to the administrative impact on development are revealed. The relevance of prevailing in the research literature approaches are assessed from the point of view of public development management research perspectives. Results and scope. The result of the research is the structuring of the concepts of development and development management in the modern research literature, the assessment of these perceptions with regard to the problems of public development management. Financing. The study was performed with financial support of 2015 state order assigned to the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.