Foundations of Public Service

Name: Foundations of Public Service
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ISBN: 9780765634597

ISBN-10: 0765634597

ISBN-13: 9780765634597

Edition: 2nd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Douglas F. Morgan, Richard T. Green, Craig W. Shinn, Robert K. Robinson, Douglas F. Green

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Designed to serve as a basic text for an introductory course in Public Administration, this innovative work provides students with an understanding of the basic management functions that are covered in all standard textbooks with two important differences. First, it is written to address the needs of both the experienced practitioner and the entry-level public servant. Case examples bridge the content-rich environment of practitioners with the basic principles of public administration sought by pre-service students. Second, the discussion of basic management practices is grounded in the political and ethical tensions inherent in the American constitutional form of governance. This…

Book details

List price: $57.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/30/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition



A Constitutional and Political Approach to Public Administration



Public Organizations and Democratic Governance


The Case of the Angry Library Patron



The Challenges and Opportunities of Public Service



Administrative Discretion: Issues and Conflicts



Democracy and Administration



The Troubled History of American Public Administration



Administrative Ethics and Responsibility



Designing and Managing Organizational Systems


Tumult in Prairie County: A Case Study



Organization Structure and Behavior



A Political History of Public Personnel Administration



Contemporary Human Resources Management



Financing and Budgeting for the Public's Business


The Case of the Medler School System



Public Revenue and Financial Management



Budget Formation and Resource Allocation



Strategic Management of Public Organizations


Eagle Rock: The Case of the Peregrine Falcon



Public Service Leadership in a Shared-Power World



The Role of Public Administration in Public Policy and Analysis



Policy Implementation and Administrative Law



The Future of American Public Administration



Constitution of the United States



The Bill of Rights


Bibliography


Index


About the Authors