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Transforming administration into instruments of political symbols and political power undermined the basic values of public administration – and created fundamental challenges to which the field must rise in charting a public administration for 2035 and beyond.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483395924341,"sku":"9781009732895","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781009732895.jpg?v=1786178544"},{"product_id":"federalism-trumpism-and-democracy-in-america","title":"Federalism, Trumpism, and Democracy in America","description":null,"brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57697043349877,"sku":"9781009785617","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57502132994421,"sku":"9781009785587","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781009785617_bca7ce59-8bad-41b6-974b-427d8c3f9b61.jpg?v=1793083564"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-donald-f-kettl.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}