The politics of the administrative process
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The politics of the administrative process
CQ Press, c2012
5th ed
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Note
Bibliography: p. 517-563
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Efficient public administration requires a delicate balance-the bureaucracy must be powerful enough to be effective, but also accountable to elected officials and citizens. Kettl understands that the push and pull of political forces in a democracy make the functions of bureaucracy contentious, but no less crucial.
With a unique focus on policy-making and politics, this new Fifth Edition continues its strong emphasis on accountability and-thanks to user feedback-expands its coverage on performance and ethics. Thoroughly updated with new scholarship, data, and events, this text remains reader-friendly with its engaging opening vignettes, rich examples, bolded key terms, and easy-to-read tables and figures.
Now with three case studies in every chapter-for a total of 28 more than the last edition-students apply ideas and analysis as they read. One case in each chapter is entirely devoted to state and local concerns with topics ranging from gun laws in Nashville, to StateStat in Maryland, to the use of Twitter by Newark's mayor to improve service delivery. Useful critical thinking questions at the end of each case help shape student responses and in-class conversation.
Table of Contents
Accountability
PART ONE: THE JOB OF GOVERNMENT
What is Public Administration?
What Government Does-And How It Does It
PART TWO: ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT'S STRUCTURE
Organizational Theory
The Executive Branch
Organization Problems
Administrative Reform
PART THREE: PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
The Civil Service
Human Capital
PART FOUR: MAKING AND IMPLEMENTING GOVERNMENT DECISIONS
Decision Making
Budgeting
Implementation
PART FIVE: ADMINISTRATION IN A DEMOCRACY
Regulation and the Courts
Executive Power and Political Accountability
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