Public Administration and Public Affairs

Name: Public Administration and Public Affairs
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ISBN: 9780205685516

ISBN-10: 020568551X

ISBN-13: 9780205685516

Edition: 11th 2010

Authors: Nicholas Henry, D. J. Henry

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Public Administration and Public Affairs, 11/e, is a comprehensive, up-to-date book that focuses on public management and public policy. It covers the new and emerging theories of governance, while continuing to define the basic values and ideas of public administration and public policy formulation in the United States, and serves as a reference for students, instructors, and professionals alike.Comprehensive and well-organized, this book covers the gamut of subjects in this field, including its bureaucracy, history, personalities, ethics, and problems in public administration and management.With its comprehensive resource material, this book will serve as an excellent reference book for…

Book details

List price: $122.80
Edition: 11th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 2/12/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Paradigms of Public Administration Do We Need Government? What Is Good Government?



Big Democracy


Big BureaucracyAn


An Unpromising Precis


A Culture of Constraint Infernal Vernon


A Case of Unconstrained Public Administration


The Paradoxical Power of the Public Administrator Noetic Authority


The Base of Bureaucratic Power



Public Administrationrsquo;s Century in a Quandary


The Beginning



The Politics/Administration Dichotomy, 1900-1926



The Principles of Administration, 1927-1937


The Challenge, 1938-1950



Public Administration as Political Science, 1950-1970



Public Administration as Management, 1956-1970


The Forces of Separatism, 1965-1970


Public Administration as Neither Management Nor Political Science



Public Administration as Public Administration: 1970-Present



Governance, 1990-Present Pubilc Administration, Happy at Last



Public Organizations



The Threads of Organization: Theories The Closed


Model of Organizations


The Open Model of Organizations


Closed or Open Organizations?


The Closed and Open Models: The Essential Differences


Conjoining Opposites: The Drive to Reduce Uncertainty


Are Public Organizations Different?



The Fabric of Organizations: Forces Assessing


Organizational Worth


Organizational Knowledge


Decision Making in Organizations


A Monumental Map Mess in Georgia Administration in Organization


Limited Change: The Impact