ABSTRACT
Since the publication of the previous edition, the best-selling Handbook of Public Administration enters its third edition with substantially revised, updated, and expanded coverage of public administration history, theory, and practice.
Edited by preeminent authorities in the field, this work is unparalleled in its thorough coverage and comprehensive references. This handbook examines the major areas in public administration including public budgeting and financial management, human resourcemanagement, decision making, public law and regulation, and political economy. Providing a strong platform for further research and advancement in the field, this book is a necessity for anyone involved in public administration, policy, and management.
This edition includes entirely new chapters on information technology and conduct of inquiry. In each area of public administration, there are two bibliographic treatises written from different perspectives. The first examines the developments in the field. The second analyzes theories, concepts, or ideas in the field’s literature.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|48 pages
Public Administration History
part 2|99 pages
Organization Theory
part 3|99 pages
Public Budgeting and Financial Management
part |94 pages
Decision Making
part 5|61 pages
Public Personnel Management
part 6|96 pages
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
part 7|62 pages
Public Policy
part 8|69 pages
Comparative and International Relations
part 9|87 pages
Public Law
part 10|45 pages
Public Administration Pedagogy
part 11|56 pages
Information Technology
part 12|157 pages
The Conduct of Inquiry
part 13|79 pages
Judicial Administration
part 14|61 pages
Political Economy
part 15|97 pages
Public Administration as a Profession