Public Administration and Public Affairs - Nicholas Henry

Public Administration and Public Affairs

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
514 Seiten
2017 | 13th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-69350-0 (ISBN)
309,95 inkl. MwSt
This text demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. Providing a comprehensive, accessible and humorous introduction to the field of Public Administration, this text is designed specifically for those with little to no background in the field.
Public Administration and Public Affairs demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. Providing a comprehensive, accessible and humorous introduction to the field of Public Administration, this text is designed specifically for those with little to no background in the field. Now in its 13th edition, this beloved book includes:






Engaging, timely new sections designed to make students think, such as "Why Are So Many Leaders Losers?" and "Even Terrorists Like Good Government"



Comparisons throughout of the challenges and opportunities found in the nonprofit sector vs. the public sector (sections such as "The Dissatisfied Bureaucrat, the Satisfied Nonprofit Professional?")



Extensive new material on e-governance, performance management, HRM, intersectoral and intergovernmental administration, government contracting, public budgeting, and ethics.

The 13th edition is complete with an Instructor’s Manual, Testbank, and PowerPoint slides for instructors, as well as Learning Objectives and Self-test Questions for students, making it the ideal primer for public administration/management, public affairs, and nonprofit management courses.

Nicholas Henry is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and President Emeritus at Georgia Southern University, USA.

Part 1. In Defense of Governing Well 1. Big Democracy, Big Bureaucracy 2. Paradigms of Public Administration Part 2. Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3. The Threads of Organizations: Theories 4. The Fabric of Organizations: Forces 5. The Fibres of Organizations: People Part 3. Public Management: Curbing Corruption, Enhancing Efficiency 6. Clarifying Complexity: The Public’s Information Resource 7. The Constant Quest: Effective and Efficient Governance 8. The Public Trough: Financing and Budgeting Governments 9. Managing Human Capital in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors Part 4. Implementing Public Policy 10. Understanding and Improving Public Policy 11. Intersectoral Administration 12. Intergovernmental Administration 13. Toward a Bureaucratic Ethic

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 4 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 191 x 235 mm
Gewicht 1133 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Kommunikationswissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Planung / Organisation
ISBN-10 1-138-69350-2 / 1138693502
ISBN-13 978-1-138-69350-0 / 9781138693500
Zustand Neuware
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