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.

part 3|99 pages

Public Budgeting and Financial Management

part 5|61 pages

Public Personnel Management

part 8|69 pages

Comparative and International Relations

part 9|87 pages

Public Law

part 10|45 pages

Public Administration Pedagogy

part 12|157 pages

The Conduct of Inquiry

part 13|79 pages

Judicial Administration

part 15|97 pages

Public Administration as a Profession