ABSTRACT
The trends and practices of public administration are ever changing and it is essential that they be appraised from time to time. Designed as a capstone survey of the field, The State of Public Administration focuses on leading edge issues, challenges, and opportunities that confront PA study and practice in the 21st Century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|102 pages
The Profession
chapter 3|18 pages
Public Service Professionals
The Legacy of Florence Nightingale, Mary Livermore, and Jane Addams
part II|94 pages
Public Management Issues
chapter 12|17 pages
Technology and Public Management Information Systems
Where We Have Been and Where We are Going
part III|76 pages
Networking and Partnerships
chapter 16|15 pages
Network Theory and Practice in Public Administration
Designing Resilience for Metropolitan Regions
part IV|112 pages
Governance and Reform
chapter 18|19 pages
Historic Relevance Confronting Contemporary Obsolescence?
Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations, and Intergovernmental Management
part V|58 pages
International and Global Challenges
