Public Administration in Theory and Practice

Raymond W. Cox III is Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies at the University of Akron. He received his PhD in Public Administration and Policy from Virginia Tech. Dr. Cox is the author of nearly fifty academic and professional publications, including two books (an introductory text and a book on grievance procedures and labor relations) and ten reports for government agencies, as well as more than thirty-five professional papers. Susan Buck is Associate Professor of Political Science and teaches in both the Political Science Department and the Environmental Studies Program. Her PhD is in Public Administration with a specialization in Natural Resources Management (Virginia Tech). Betty Morgan is Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration. She received her PhD in Public Administration and Public Policy from Virginia Tech and a Master's degree in European Union Law from the University of Leicester in the UK.

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

Part I: NORMATIVE FOUNDATIONS



Chapter One: HISTORY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE

Chapter Two: ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Chapter Three: NORMATIVE FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION  

Part II: THE MANAGEMENT SUBPROCESSES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Chapter Four: A CONCEPTUAL HISTORY OF BUDGETING

Chapter Five: A CONCEPTUAL HISTORY OF PUBLIC PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Chapter Six: A CONCEPTUAL HISTORY OFADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Chapter Seven: A CONCEPTUAL HISTORY OF POLICY ANALYSIS

 

Part III: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS ORGANIZATION THEORY

Chapter Eight: ORGANIZATION THEORY AS A PROBLEM OF STRUCTURE

Chapter Nine: ORGANIZATION THEORY AS A PROBLEM OF BEHAVIOR

Chapter Ten: ORGANIZATION THEORY AS A PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY

 

Part IV: IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING CHANGE

Chapter Eleven: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PLANNED CHANGE

Chapter Twelve: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PUBLIC SECTOR STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Chapter Thirteen: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT

 

Part V: POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION

Chapter Fourteen: THE LEGISLATURE IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Chapter Fifteen: ADMINISTRATION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Chapter Sixteen: AMERICAN POLITICAL THEORY AND THE BUREAUCRACY

 

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READINGS

 

INDEX