| PREFACE |
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| ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
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| PART I THE CONTEXT, NATURE, AND STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA |
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Chapter 1 Approaching the Study of Public Administration |
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What Is Public Administration? |
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Principal Structures of the National Executive Branch |
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State and Local Government Structures |
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Explaining the Growth of Government Bureaucracy |
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Public and Private Administration: Similarities and Differences |
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Public Administration as a Field of Study |
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Chapter 2 Public Administration, Democracy, and the Political System: Conflicting Values and Social Change |
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The Political System and Government Bureaucracy |
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44 | (5) |
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Democratic Government: Needs and Constraints |
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Democracy and Public Administration |
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Dimensions of Democratic Administration |
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Social Change and Public Administration |
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Chapter 3 Bureaucratic Politics and Bureaucratic Power |
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The Political Environment of Bureaucratic Power |
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Foundations of Power: Bureaucratic Expertise |
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Foundations of Power: Political Support |
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The Politics of Organizational Structure |
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Bureaucrats as Politicians: Subsystem Politics in America |
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"Issue Networks" and Subsystems: Similarities and Differences |
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Bureaucratic Power and Political Accountability: More Questions Than Answers |
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99 | (13) |
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108 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations |
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The Nature of Federalism: The Formal Setting |
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Intergovernmental Relations: The Action Side of Federalism |
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Contemporary Intergovernmental Relations: The Rise of Complexity |
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Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations |
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Grant Reform: Multiple Efforts, More Complexity |
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Prospects and Issues in IGR: A Look Ahead |
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Intergovernmental Relations and Public Administration |
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| PART II MANAGING AND LEADING PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS |
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Chapter 5 Organizational Theory |
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Formal Theories of Organization |
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The Human Relations School |
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Modern Organization Theory |
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Organizational Dynamics and Behavior |
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Centralization and Decentralization |
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Tall versus Flat Hierarchies |
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Alternative Forms of Organization |
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Organization Theory and Behavior in Perspective |
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Chapter 6 Decision Making in Administration |
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Approaches to Decision Making: Concepts and Controversies |
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Decisions in the Balance: The Environment of Choice |
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213 | (8) |
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Ethical Dimensions of Decision Making |
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The Ethical Setting: New Emphasis on an Old Challenge |
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Political Rationality: A Contradiction in Terms? |
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Organized Anarchies and Uncertainty |
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Chapter 7 Chief Executives and the Challenges of Administrative Leadership |
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The Context of Administrative Leadership |
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Chief Executive-Bureaucratic Linkages |
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Chief Executives and Bureaucracies: The Instruments of Leadership |
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Commonalities and Differences in Leadership Resources |
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The Organizational Setting of Leadership |
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Traditional Approaches to the Study of Leadership |
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Challenges of Administrative Leadership |
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What Makes an Effective Leader? |
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| PART III THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT |
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Chapter 8 Public Personnel Administration and Human Resources Development |
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Evolution of Public Personnel Administration |
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Formal Arrangements of Personnel Systems |
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304 | (2) |
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Formal Tasks of Personnel Administration |
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306 | (9) |
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Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector |
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315 | (11) |
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Developments in Personnel Administration |
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Perspectives and Implications |
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Chapter 9 Government Budgeting |
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Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy |
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Foundations of Modern Government Budgeting |
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Budget Approaches in the Executive Branch |
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362 | (8) |
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The Process of Budget Making |
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Budgeting and Resource Scarcity |
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Budgeting and the Future: More Questions Than Answers |
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Chapter 10 Public Policy and Management |
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The Changing Nature of Public Policies |
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The Policy-Making Process |
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409 | (8) |
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Government Productivity and Measurement of Results |
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424 | (4) |
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Rewarding Employee Participation and Quality Management |
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428 | (1) |
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The Customer Service Focus in Government |
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429 | (11) |
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Chapter 11 Government Regulation and Administrative Law |
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The Rise of Government Regulation |
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442 | (5) |
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The New Social Regulation |
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Why Government Regulation Has Developed: Other Perspectives |
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Structures and Procedures of Regulatory Bodies |
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451 | (5) |
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The Politics of Regulation |
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456 | (10) |
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Government Regulation of Tobacco Products |
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466 | (5) |
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471 | (6) |
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The Future of Government Regulation |
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Chapter 12 Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Social Change |
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The Social and Governmental Environment |
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Social and Governmental Paradoxes |
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Ferment and Change in Public Administration: Concepts and Practices |
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495 | (4) |
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Paradoxes in Concept and Practice |
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499 | (3) |
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Ferment and Change in Public Administration as a Field of Study |
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Further Thoughts and Observations |
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| APPENDIX PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS FOR INFORMATION AND JOB OPPORTUNTTIES, AND PUBLIC ADMINTISTRATION JOURNALS |
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| FOR RESEARCH |
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| GLOSSARY |
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| REFERENCES |
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| INDEX |
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