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The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

by: Menzel; Donald C

The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

by: Menzel; Donald C

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9780765625052
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Copyright: 03/15/2011
Publisher: Routledge

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Public administration as a field of study and practice is a dynamic enterprise whose modern history extends more than 100 years in the United States. The State of Public Administration focuses on the problems, issues, and challenges confronting public administration, noting trends and practices that define the field's past, present, and future. Each chapter addresses the following questions:

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Public Administration Theory: Which Side Are You On?	p. 3
The Profession	p. 23
The Profession of Public Administration: Promise, Problems, and Prospects	p. 25
Public Service Professionals: The Legacy of Florence Nightingale, Mary Livermore, and Jane Addams	p. 36
Professional Associations and Public Administration: Making a Difference?	p. 54
Accreditation and Competencies in Education for Leadership in Public Service	p. 70
Changing Dynamics of Administrative Leadership	p. 89
Ethics and Integrity in Public Service: Issues and Challenges	p. 108
Public Management Issues	p. 125
Human Resources Management: Current and Future Challenges	p. 127
New Directions in Public Budgeting	p. 142
The Proxy-Partnership Governance Continuum: Implications for Nonprofit Management	p. 156
The Pursuit of Accountability: Promises, Problems, and Prospects	p. 171
Technology and Public Management Information Systems: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going	p. 187
Emergency and Crisis Management: Practice, Theory, and Profession	p. 204
Networking and Partnerships	p. 219
Federal Contracting: Government's Dependency on Private Contractors	p. 221
Citizen-Driven Administration: Civic Engagement in the United States	p. 238
Network Theory and Practice in Public Administration: Designing Resilience for Metropolitan Regions	p. 257
Collaborative Public Agencies in the Network Era	p. 272
Governance and Reform	p. 295
Historic Relevance Confronting Contemporary Obsolescence? Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations, and Intergovernmental Management	p. 297
Neglected Aspects of Intergovernmental Relations and Federalism	p. 316
Politics, Bureaucratic Dynamics, and Public Policy	p. 335
Civil Service Reform: Past as Prologue?	p. 351
Public Administration's Legal Dimensions: Three Models	p. 368
Governance in the Midst of Diversity: Issues and Challenges	p. 388
International and Global Challenges	p. 407
New Public Management: Lessons from Abroad	p. 409
Governance: Issues in Concept and Practice	p. 424
Development Management: Renewal and Discovery in the Twenty-first Century	p. 439
The Crisis of Public Administration Theory in a Postglobal World	p. 453
Name Index	p. 465
Subject Index	p. 481
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 497
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The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

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