Although there are several alternative public administration theories, in this study the use of NPM is supported by its connections to the current aim of seeking change and modernisation in a Finnish occupational health care context.
Other interdisciplinary approaches link environmental ethics with biology, policy studies, public administration, political theory, cultural history, post-colonial theory, literature, geography, and human ecology (for some examples, see Norton, Hutchins, Stevens, Maple 1995, Shrader-Frechette 1984, Gruen and Jamieson (eds).
In announcing the two new resolutions, Mr. Boehner rejected the administration's theory as "not credible".
The administration's theory behind this opaqueness is that merely acknowledging that the mayor has flown the coop would compromise his privacy beyond redemption.
According to the administration's theory, said Walter E. Dellinger, a former acting solicitor general, "a program that is designed to increase minority enrollment is itself race based".
Should the appointments be challenged in court, Justice Department litigators could argue that Mr. Obama's appointments were lawful even if a court rejects the administration's theory.
He said the administration's theory had "essentially rewritten the Constitution here today" because it was up to Congress to declare war.
The Obama administration in theory limits certain compensation for top executives in companies receiving taxpayer dollars to $500,000, but the plan has loopholes big enough to drive a Mercedes through.
"The administration's theory implies that the president can wage war with drones and all manner of offshore missiles without having to bother with the War Powers Resolution's time limits," Mr. Goldsmith said.
The administration's theory that it is not engaged in "hostilities" turns in part on the idea that the Libyans cannot meaningfully exchange fire with American forces, so there is little risk of American casualties.
