Public Administration for the Twenty-First Century

by Philip J. Cooper; Linda P. Brady; Olivia Hidalgo Hardeman; Katherine C. Naff; J. Steven Ott; Harvey White

• ISBN13: 9780155004818
• ISBN10: 0155004816
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-11-17
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY emphasizes the importance of moving beyond reform to a future-oriented stance. The text identifies several themes central to public administration, including the importance of globalization, diversity, intergovernmental relations, and the critical significance of public law as a central defining feature of public life. Through these and other important concepts, this book acknowledges that public administrators not only consider and implement new directions in policy, but thereby play important roles in shaping it as well.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Public Administration for the Twenty-First Century: Beyond Reform	1	(33)
Chapter 2 Legal Basis and Framework of Public Administration	34	(41)
Chapter 3 Law against Ethics: Legal Accountability and Ethical Responsibility	75	(19)
Chapter 4 The Intergovernmental Policy Structure and Action	94	(28)
Chapter 5 Fiscal Federalism and Its Constitutional Foundations	122	(35)
Chapter 6 Public Policy in Administration	157	(28)
Chapter 7 Policy Implementation, Evaluation, and Termination	185	(16)
Chapter 8 Managing Public Organizations	201	(34)
Chapter 9 Organization Development, Participation, and Culture	235	(27)
Chapter 10 Personnel Policy and Human-Resource Management	262	(46)
Chapter 11 Public Sector Budgeting: Purse Strings, Politics, and Management	308	(26)
Chapter 12 International Affairs and Public Administration	334	(40)
Chapter 13 Comparative Public Administration: Different Problems, Common Trends	374	(29)
Bibliography	403	(17)
Cases Cited	420	(3)
Index	423