Public Administration : Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector
ISBN: 9780073403892 | 007340389X
Edition: 7thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 4/7/2008
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This text uses a three-part framework of management, politics, and the law as the basis for one of the most popular books for advanced courses in public administration. The text's analytic framework creates a lasting understanding of the field.
The seventh edition of Public Administration: Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector grounds students in the fundamentals of public administration while embracing its complexity through multiple sets of values that affect administrative manag... MORE
The seventh edition of Public Administration: Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector grounds students in the fundamentals of public administration while embracing its complexity through multiple sets of values that affect administrative manag... MORE
| Preface to the Seventh Edition | |
| Preface to the First Edition | |
| Introduction: Definitions, Concepts, and Setting | |
| The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns | |
| The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment | |
| Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: The Structure of the American Administrative State | |
| Core Functions |
Richard M. Clerkin is an Assistant Professor in the Public Administration Department in the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University.
