Public administration and public affairs
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Public administration and public affairs
Prentice Hall, c1999
7th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
For public administration or public affairs courses on the undergraduate or graduate level, this comprehensive, up-to-date text emphasizes a value-based approach to the study and practice of public administration.
Table of Contents
I. PARADIGMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
1. Big Democracy, Big Bureaucracy.
2. Public Administration's Century in a Quandary.
II. PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS.
3. The Threads of Organizations: Theories.
4. The Fabric of Organizations: Forces.
5. The Fiber of Organizations: People.
III. PUBLIC MANAGEMENT.
6. The Systems Approach and Public Management.
7. Public Program Evaluation and Productivity.
8. The Public Budget: Purposes and Processes.
9. Managing Human Resources in the Public Sector.
IV. IMPLEMENTATION.
10. Approaches to Public Policy and Its Implementation.
11. Privatization: Government Contracting and the Public Authority.
12. Intergovernmental Administration.
13. Toward a Bureaucratic Ethic.
Appendix A: Annotated Information Sources in Public Administration and Related Fields.
Appendix B: Selected Annotated Journals Relevant to Public Administration.
Appendix C: Selected Academic, Professional, and Public Interest Organizations.
Appendix D: Correct Forms of Address for Public Officials.
Appendix E: Becoming a Public Administrator.
Appendix F: American Society for Public Administration code of ethics.
Index.
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