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Public Administration in America With Infotrac

ISBN: 9780534618575 | 053461857X
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 11/5/2003

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SummaryTable of Contents
As the most widely used text for the introductory public administration course, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA offers a comprehensive and inspiring overview of the themes, trends, ethics, and challenges of studying and participating in public administration. With a lucid, accessible style, the authors emphasize the important and invaluable service that public administration provides, helping students grasp the complexities of the field by dividing the text into three parts, covering context and structure, management and leadership, and functi... MORE
PREFACEv
ABOUT THE AUTHORSxvi
PART I THE CONTEXT, NATURE, AND STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA1(150)
Chapter 1 Approaching the Study of Public Administration
... MORE(35)
What Is Public Administration?
9(2)
Principal Structures of the National Executive Branch
11(8)
State and Local Government Structures
19(3)
Explaining the Growth of Government Bureaucracy
22(1)
Public and Private Administration: Similarities and Differences
23(3)
Public Administration as a Field of Study
26(4)
A Word about This Book
30(8)
Summary
30(2)
Key Terms and Concepts
32(1)
Suggested Reading
32(1)
Online Resources
33(5)
Chapter 2 Public Administration, Democracy, and the Political System: Conflicting Values and Social Change
38(42)
The Political System and Government Bureaucracy
41(3)
Political Values
44(5)
Administrative Values
49(3)
Democratic Government: Needs and Constraints
52(5)
Democracy and Public Administration
57(5)
Dimensions of Democratic Administration
62(9)
Social Change and Public Administration
71(9)
Summary
73(3)
Key Terms and Concepts
76(1)
Suggested Reading
76(1)
Online Resources
77(3)
Chapter 3 Bureaucratic Politics and Bureaucratic Power
80(32)
The Political Environment of Bureaucratic Power
80(4)
Foundations of Power: Bureaucratic Expertise
84(2)
Foundations of Power: Political Support
86(4)
The Politics of Organizational Structure
90(3)
Bureaucrats as Politicians: Subsystem Politics in America
93(5)
"Issue Networks" and Subsystems: Similarities and Differences
98(1)
Bureaucratic Power and Political Accountability: More Questions Than Answers
99(13)
Summary
106(2)
Key Terms and Concepts
108(1)
Suggested Reading
108(1)
Online Resources
109(3)
Chapter 4 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
112(39)
The Nature of Federalism: The Formal Setting
114(1)
Intergovernmental Relations: The Action Side of Federalism
115(4)
Contemporary Intergovernmental Relations: The Rise of Complexity
119(14)
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
120(13)
Grant Reform: Multiple Efforts, More Complexity
133(7)
Prospects and Issues in IGR: A Look Ahead
140(4)
Intergovernmental Relations and Public Administration
144(9)
Summary
145(1)
Key Terms and Concepts
146(1)
Suggested Reading
147(1)
Online Resources
147(4)
PART II MANAGING AND LEADING PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS151(140)
Chapter 5 Organizational Theory
153(52)
Formal Theories of Organization
154(6)
The Human Relations School
160(5)
Organizational Humanism
165(4)
Modern Organization Theory
169(8)
Organizational Dynamics and Behavior
177(11)
Centralization and Decentralization
188(4)
Tall versus Flat Hierarchies
192(2)
Alternative Forms of Organization
194(2)
Organization Theory and Behavior in Perspective
196(9)
Summary
198(2)
Key Terms and Concepts
200(1)
Suggested Reading
201(1)
Online Resources
202(3)
Chapter 6 Decision Making in Administration
205(38)
The Nature of Decisions
205(2)
Approaches to Decision Making: Concepts and Controversies
207(6)
Decisions in the Balance: The Environment of Choice
213(8)
The Problem of Goals
221(5)
Ethical Dimensions of Decision Making
226(5)
The Ethical Setting: New Emphasis on an Old Challenge
231(2)
Political Rationality: A Contradiction in Terms?
233(3)
Organized Anarchies and Uncertainty
236(7)
Summary
237(2)
Key Terms and Concepts
239(1)
Suggested Reading
239(1)
Online Resources
240(3)
Chapter 7 Chief Executives and the Challenges of Administrative Leadership
243(48)
The Context of Administrative Leadership
244(2)
Chief Executive-Bureaucratic Linkages
246(1)
Chief Executives and Bureaucracies: The Instruments of Leadership
247(18)
Commonalities and Differences in Leadership Resources
265(2)
The Organizational Setting of Leadership
267(3)
Traditional Approaches to the Study of Leadership
270(3)
Challenges of Administrative Leadership
273(7)
What Makes an Effective Leader?
280(13)
Summary
284(2)
Key Terms and Concepts
286(1)
Suggested Reading
286(2)
Online Resources
288(3)
PART III THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT291(230)
Chapter 8 Public Personnel Administration and Human Resources Development
293(55)
Evolution of Public Personnel Administration
299(5)
Formal Arrangements of Personnel Systems
304(2)
Formal Tasks of Personnel Administration
306(9)
Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector
315(11)
Developments in Personnel Administration
326(14)
Perspectives and Implications
340(8)
Summary
341(3)
Key Terms and Concepts
344(1)
Suggested Reading
344(1)
Online Resources
345(3)
Chapter 9 Government Budgeting
348(46)
Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy
351(9)
Foundations of Modern Government Budgeting
360(2)
Budget Approaches in the Executive Branch
362(8)
The Process of Budget Making
370(14)
Budgeting and Resource Scarcity
384(1)
Budgeting and the Future: More Questions Than Answers
385(9)
Summary
389(2)
Key Terms and Concepts
391(1)
Suggested Reading
391(1)
Online Resources
392(2)
Chapter 10 Public Policy and Management
394(46)
The Changing Nature of Public Policies
395(5)
The Policy-Making Process
400(3)
Planning and Analysis
403(6)
Program Implementation
409(8)
Program Evaluation
417(7)
Government Productivity and Measurement of Results
424(4)
Rewarding Employee Participation and Quality Management
428(1)
The Customer Service Focus in Government
429(11)
Summary
433(2)
Key Terms and Concepts
435(1)
Suggested Reading
436(1)
Online Resources
437(3)
Chapter 11 Government Regulation and Administrative Law
440(47)
The Rise of Government Regulation
442(5)
The New Social Regulation
447(3)
Why Government Regulation Has Developed: Other Perspectives
450(1)
Structures and Procedures of Regulatory Bodies
451(5)
The Politics of Regulation
456(10)
Government Regulation of Tobacco Products
466(5)
Administrative Law
471(6)
The Future of Government Regulation
477(10)
Summary
480(2)
Key Terms and Concepts
482(1)
Suggested Reading
482(2)
Online Resources
484(3)
Chapter 12 Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Social Change
487
The Social and Governmental Environment
488(3)
Social and Governmental Paradoxes
491(4)
Ferment and Change in Public Administration: Concepts and Practices
495(4)
Paradoxes in Concept and Practice
499(3)
Ferment and Change in Public Administration as a Field of Study
502(2)
Further Thoughts and Observations
504
Key Terms and Concepts
516(1)
Suggested Reading
516(1)
Online Resources
517
APPENDIX PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS FOR INFORMATION AND JOB OPPORTUNTTIES, AND PUBLIC ADMINTISTRATION JOURNALS
FOR RESEARCH521(14)
GLOSSARY535(24)
REFERENCES559(50)
INDEX609

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