Current Issues in Public Administration

Preface. Introduction. Part One: What Is Public Administration? 1. Introduction to Public Administration. Part Two: Bureaucracy, Politics, and Public Policy. 2. The Political Setting of Public Administration. 3. Public Policy and Administration in a Federal System. 4. Public Administration in Democratic Society. Part Three: The Management of Government Agencies. 5. Understanding Public Organizations. 6. Human Resources Management. 7. Public Budgeting and Financial Management. 8. Policy Analysis, Implementation, and Evaluation. Part Four: Public Administration and Change. 9. Public Administration in a Three-Sector Society: Relationships among Governmental, Business, and Nonprofit Organizations. 10. Public Administration in the Twenty-First Century. Appendix. Current Cases in Public Administration. About the Authors.