Introducing public administration

Shafritz, Jay M.

Introducing public administration / Jay M. Shafritz, E. W. Russell and Christopher P. Borick - 6th ed. Pearson international edition - New York : Pearson Longman, c2009. - xvii, 582 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographic and index

Ch. 1. Defining public administration
ch. 2. The political and cultural environment of public policy and its administration
ch. 3. The continuous reinventing of the machinery of government
ch. 4. Intergovernmental relations
ch. 5. Honor, ethics, and accountability
ch. 6. The evolution of management and organization today
ch. 7. Organizational behavior
ch. 8. Managerialism and performance management
ch. 9. Strategic management and government relations
ch. 10. Leadership
ch. 11. Personnel management and labor relations
ch. 12. Social equity
ch. 13. Public financial management
ch. 14. Program audit and evaluation

Shafritz, Russell, and Borick cover the most important issues in public administration with a witty writing style and examples drawn from different disciplines and modern culture. This approach will captivate students and encourage them to think critically about the nature of public administration today. Introducing Public Administration provides students with a solid, conceptual foundation in public administration, and contains the latest information on important trends in the discipline. To further engage students and deepen interest in its narrative, the text uses unique chapter-opening vignettes called "Keynotes," chapter ending case studies, and a series of boxes throughout that offer real-life excerpts and alternative theories

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