Public Administration In America

by Milakovich,Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9780495007395
• ISBN10: 0495007390
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-20
• 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	iv
About the Authors	xvi
PART I THE CONTEXT, NATURE, AND STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA	1	(152)
Approaching the Study of Public Administration	3	(47)
What Is Public Administration?	10	(2)
Principal Structures of the National Executive Branch	12	(9)
State and Local Government Structures	21	(8)
The Dynamics of Policy Making in the United States	29	(3)
Explaining the Growth of Government Bureaucracy	32	(1)
Social Change and Public Administration	33	(3)
Public and Private Administration: Similarities and Differences	36	(3)
Public Administration as a Field of Study	39	(4)
A Word about This Book	43	(7)
Summary	43	(3)
Discussion Questions	46	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	47	(1)
Suggested Reading	48	(1)
Online Resources	49	(1)
Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power	50	(57)
Political and Administrative Values	52	(8)
Democratic Governance: Needs and Constraints	60	(6)
Democracy and Public Administration	66	(4)
Dimensions of Democratic Administration	70	(12)
Foundations of Power: Bureaucratic Expertise and Political Support	82	(5)
Bureaucrats as Politicians: Subsystem Politics in America	87	(6)
Bureaucratic Power and Political Accountability: More Questions Than Answers	93	(14)
Summary	99	(3)
Discussion Questions	102	(2)
Key Terms and Concepts	104	(1)
Suggested Reading	104	(2)
Online Resources	106	(1)
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations	107	(46)
The Nature of Federalism: The Formal Setting	109	(1)
Intergovernmental Relations: The Action Side of Federalism	110	(8)
Contemporary Intergovernmental Relations: The Rise of Complexity	118	(1)
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations	119	(14)
Grant Reform: Multiple Efforts, More Complexity	133	(10)
Prospects and Issues in IGR: A Look Ahead	143	(4)
Intergovernmental Relations and Public Administration	147	(6)
Summary	148	(1)
Discussion Questions	149	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	150	(1)
Suggested Reading	151	(1)
Online Resources	152	(1)
PART II MANAGING AND LEADING PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS	153	(142)
Organizational Theory	155	(52)
Formal Theories of Organization	156	(7)
The Human Relations School	163	(4)
Organizational Humanism	167	(4)
Modern Organization Theory	171	(9)
Organizational Dynamics and Behavior	180	(10)
Centralization and Decentralization	190	(3)
Tall versus Flat Hierarchies	193	(5)
Organization Theory and Behavior in Perspective	198	(9)
Summary	199	(3)
Discussion Questions	202	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	203	(1)
Suggested Reading	204	(1)
Online Resources	205	(2)
Decision Making in Administration	207	(39)
The Nature of Decisions	207	(2)
Approaches to Decision Making: Concepts and Controversies	209	(3)
Incrementalism and Mixed Scanning: Response and Counterresponse	212	(3)
Decisions in the Balance: The Environment of Choice	215	(8)
The Problem of Goals	223	(5)
Ethical Dimensions of Decision Making	228	(7)
The Ethical Setting: New Emphasis on an Old Challenge	235	(2)
Political Rationality: A Contradiction in Terms?	237	(3)
Organized Anarchies and Uncertainty	240	(6)
Summary	240	(2)
Discussion Questions	242	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	243	(1)
Suggested Reading	244	(1)
Online Resources	245	(1)
Chief Executives and the Challenges of Administrative Leadership	246	(49)
The Context of Administrative Leadership	247	(2)
Chief Executive-Bureaucratic Linkages	249	(1)
Chief Executives and Bureaucracies: The Instruments of Leadership	250	(18)
Commonalities and Differences in Leadership Resources	268	(2)
The Organizational Setting of Leadership	270	(3)
Traditional Approaches to the Study of Leadership	273	(4)
Challenges of Administrative Leadership	277	(8)
What Makes an Effective Leader?	285	(10)
Summary	288	(2)
Discussion Questions	290	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	291	(1)
Suggested Reading	292	(2)
Online Resources	294	(1)
PART III THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT	295	(154)
Public Personnel Administration and Human Resources Development	297	(60)
Evolution of Public Personnel Administration	304	(6)
Formal Arrangements of Personnel Systems	310	(12)
Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector	322	(12)
Developments in Personnel Administration	334	(14)
Perspectives and Implications	348	(9)
Summary	349	(3)
Discussion Questions	352	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	353	(1)
Suggested Reading	353	(2)
Online Resources	355	(2)
Government Budgeting	357	(51)
Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy	362	(9)
Foundations of Modern Government Budgeting	371	(3)
Budget Approaches in the Executive Branch	374	(7)
The Process of Budget Making	381	(15)
Budgeting and Resource Scarcity	396	(1)
Budgeting and the Future: More Questions Than Answers	397	(11)
Summary	402	(1)
Discussion Questions	403	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	404	(1)
Suggested Reading	405	(1)
Online Resources	406	(2)
Public Policy and Program Implementation	408	(41)
The Changing Nature of Public Policies	409	(4)
Public Policy, Politics, and (or) Private Management	413	(4)
The Policy-Making Process	417	(3)
Planning and Analysis	420	(6)
Program Implementation	426	(10)
Program Evaluation	436	(13)
Summary	443	(1)
Discussion Questions	444	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	445	(1)
Suggested Reading	445	(2)
Online Resources	447	(2)
PART IV Challenges and Prospects in a Turbulent Future: Results, Regulation, and Responsiveness	449	(134)
Performance Management in the Public Sector	451	(45)
Reinvention, Performance, and Standards	452	(10)
Government Productivity and Measurement of Results	462	(6)
Comparing Performance Management Strategies	468	(12)
Citizen Relationship Management and E-Government	480	(8)
Is CzRM Feasible?	488	(1)
Will Performance Management Lead to Improved Results?	489	(7)
Summary	491	(1)
Discussion Questions	492	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	493	(1)
Suggested Reading	494	(1)
Online Resources	495	(1)
Government Regulation and Administrative Law	496	(49)
The Rise (and Fall?) of Government Regulation	498	(6)
The New Social Regulation	504	(2)
Why Government Regulation Has Developed: Other Perspectives	506	(2)
Structures and Procedures of Regulatory Bodies	508	(5)
The Politics of Regulation	513	(11)
Government Regulation of Tobacco Products	524	(5)
Administrative Law	529	(6)
The Future of Government Regulation	535	(10)
Summary	537	(3)
Discussion Questions	540	(1)
Key Terms and Concepts	541	(1)
Suggested Reading	542	(1)
Online Resources	543	(2)
Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Social Change	545	(38)
The Social and Governmental Environment	546	(4)
Social and Governmental Paradoxes	550	(5)
Ferment and Change in Public Administration: Concepts and Practices	555	(4)
Paradoxes in Concept and Practice	559	(4)
Ferment and Change in Public Administration as a Field of Study	563	(2)
Further Thoughts and Observations	565	(18)
Discussion Questions	577
Key Terms and Concepts	519	(60)
Suggested Reading	579	(1)
Online Resources	580	(3)
Appendix Professional Associations for Information and Job Opportunities, and Public Administration Journals for Research	583	(12)
Glossary	595	(26)
References	621	(57)
Index	678