Public Administration in America,9780312249724

Public Administration in America

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Edition: 7th
ISBN13: 9780312249724
ISBN10: 0312249721
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-09-05
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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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

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