Public Administration in America

by Milakovich, Michael E.; Gordon, George J.

• ISBN13: 9780312249724
• ISBN10: 0312249721
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-05
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Think you know how to run a city government? Find out how it's really done with PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA. This edition shows you how the day-to-day operations work, plus asks tough questions about ethics and power. Take your leadership to a new level and ace the class with PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONIN AMERICA.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
About the Authors	xix
PART I The Context, Nature, And Structure Of Public Administration In America	1	(144)
Approaching the Study of Public Administration	3	(32)
What Is Public Administration?	8	(2)
Principal Structures of the National Executive Branch	10	(8)
State and Local Government Structures	18	(3)
Explaining the Growth of Government Bureaucracy	21	(1)
Public and Private Administration: Similarities and Differences	22	(3)
Public Administration as a Field of Study	25	(3)
A Word About This Book	28	(7)
Summary	29	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	30	(1)
Suggested Reading	31	(1)
On-Line Resources	31	(4)
Public Administration, Democracy, and the Political System: Conflicting Values and Social Change	35	(40)
The Political System and Government Bureaucracy	37	(3)
Political Values	40	(5)
Administrative Values	45	(3)
Democratic Government: Needs and Constraints	48	(5)
Democracy and Public Administration	53	(4)
Dimensions of Democratic Administration	57	(9)
Social Change and Public Administration	66	(9)
Summary	68	(3)
Key Terms and Concepts	71	(1)
Suggested Reading	71	(1)
On-Line Resources	72	(3)
Bureaucratic Politics and Bureaucratic Power	75	(31)
The Political Environment of Bureaucratic Power	75	(4)
Foundations of Power: Bureaucratic Expertise	79	(2)
Foundations of Power: Political Support	81	(3)
The Politics of Organizational Structure	84	(3)
Bureaucrats as Politicians: Subsystem Politics in America	87	(5)
``Issue Networks'' and Subsystems: Similarities and Differences	92	(1)
Bureaucratic Power and Political Accountability: More Questions than Answers	93	(13)
Summary	100	(2)
Key Terms and Concepts	102	(1)
Suggested Reading	102	(1)
On-Line Resources	103	(3)
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations	106	(39)
The Nature of Federalism: The Formal Setting	108	(1)
Intergovernmental Relations: The Action Side of Federalism	109	(4)
Contemporary Intergovernmental Relations: The Rise of Complexity	113	(1)
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations	114	(13)
Grant Reform: Multiple Efforts, More Complexity	127	(6)
Prospects and Issues in IGR: A Look Ahead	133	(4)
Intergovernmental Relations and Public Administration	137	(8)
Summary	138	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	139	(1)
Suggested Reading	140	(1)
On-Line Resources	140	(5)
PART II Managing And Leading Public Organizations	145	(136)
Organizational Theory	147	(50)
Formal Theories of Organization	148	(6)
The Human Relations School	154	(5)
Organizational Humanism	159	(4)
Modern Organization Theory	163	(8)
Organizational Dynamics and Behavior	171	(10)
Centralization and Decentralization	181	(3)
Tall versus Flat Hierarchies	184	(2)
Alternative Forms of Organization	186	(2)
Organization Theory and Behavior in Perspective	188	(9)
Summary	190	(2)
Key Terms and Concepts	192	(1)
Suggested Reading	193	(1)
On-Line Resources	194	(3)
Decision Making in Administration	197	(37)
The Nature of Decisions	197	(2)
Approaches to Decision Making: Concepts and Controversies	199	(6)
The Problem of Goals	205	(5)
Ethical Dimensions of Decision Making	210	(5)
The Ethical Setting: New Emphasis on an Old Challenge	215	(3)
Decisions in the Balance: The Environment of Choice	218	(7)
Political Rationality: A Contradiction in Terms?	225	(2)
Organized Anarchies: The ``Garbage Can'' Model	227	(7)
Summary	228	(2)
Key Terms and Concepts	230	(1)
Suggested Reading	230	(1)
On-Line Resources	231	(3)
Chief Executives and the Challenges of Administrative Leadership	234	(47)
The Context of Administrative Leadership	235	(2)
Chief Executive-Bureaucratic Linkages	237	(1)
Chief Executives and Bureaucracies: The Instruments of Leadership	238	(17)
Commonalities and Differences in Leadership Resources	255	(2)
The Organizational Setting of Leadership	257	(3)
Traditional Approaches to the Study of Leadership	260	(3)
Challenges of Administrative Leadership	263	(8)
What Makes an Effective Leader?	271	(10)
Summary	274	(2)
Key Terms and Concepts	276	(1)
Suggested Reading	277	(1)
On-Line Resources	278	(3)
PART III The Core Functions Of Public Management	281	(226)
Public Personnel Administration and Human Resource Development	283	(55)
Evolution of Public Personnel Administration	289	(5)
Formal Arrangements of Personnel Systems	294	(2)
Formal Tasks of Personnel Administration	296	(9)
Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector	305	(11)
Developments in Personnel Administration	316	(13)
Perspectives and Implications	329	(9)
Summary	330	(3)
Key Terms and Concepts	333	(1)
Suggested Reading	334	(1)
On-Line Resources	335	(3)
Government Budgeting	338	(45)
Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy	341	(8)
Foundations of Modern Government Budgeting	349	(2)
Budget Approaches in the Executive Branch	351	(7)
The Process of Budget Making	358	(15)
Budgeting and Resource Scarcity	373	(1)
Budgeting and the Future: More Questions than Answers	374	(9)
Summary	378	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	379	(1)
Suggested Reading	380	(1)
On-Line Resources	381	(2)
Public Policy and Management	383	(48)
The Changing Nature of Public Policies	384	(5)
The Policy-Making Process	389	(3)
Planning and Analysis	392	(6)
Program Implementation	398	(7)
Program Evaluation	405	(7)
Government Productivity and Measurement of Results	412	(4)
Total Quality Management	416	(3)
The Emerging Customer Service Focus in Government	419	(12)
Summary	424	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	425	(1)
Suggested Reading	426	(1)
On-Line Resources	427	(4)
Government Regulation and Administrative Law	431	(46)
The Rise of Government Regulation	433	(5)
The New Social Regulation	438	(2)
Why Government Regulation Has Developed: Other Perspectives	440	(2)
Structures and Procedures of Regulatory Bodies	442	(5)
The Politics of Regulation	447	(10)
Government Regulation of Tobacco Products	457	(4)
Administrative Law	461	(6)
The Future of Government Regulation	467	(10)
Summary	470	(2)
Key Terms and Concepts	472	(1)
Suggested Reading	473	(1)
On-Line Resources	474	(3)
Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Rapid Social Change	477	(30)
The Social and Governmental Environment	478	(2)
Social and Governmental Paradoxes	480	(5)
Ferment and Change in Public Administration: Concepts and Practices	485	(3)
Paradoxes in Concept and Practice	488	(3)
Ferment and Change in Public Administration as a Field of Study	491	(16)
Further Thoughts and Observations	493	(11)
Key Terms and Concepts	504	(1)
Suggested Reading	505	(2)
Appendix Professional Associations for Information and Job Opportunities, and Public Administration Journals for Research	507	(16)
Professional Organizations and Internet Job-Search Links	507	(6)
Journals for Research	513	(10)
Glossary	523	(26)
References	549	(48)
Index	597