ABSTRACT

Updated in its 12th edition, Public Administration and Public Affairs shows readers how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. With a continuing and corroding crisis occurring, as well as greater governance by nonprofit organizations and private contractors, it is vital that readers are given the skills and tools to lead in such an environment. Using easy-to-understand metaphors and an accessible writing style, Public Administration and Public Affairs shows its readers how to govern better, preparing them for a career in public administration.

chapter |2 pages

Do We Need Government?

chapter |1 pages

Is Graft Good?

chapter |1 pages

What Is Good Government?

chapter |3 pages

Notes

chapter 1|28 pages

Big Democracy, Big Bureaucracy

chapter 2|19 pages

Paradigms of Public Administration

part |1 pages

Part II Public and Nonprofit Organizations

chapter 3|24 pages

The Threads of Organization: Theories

chapter 4|36 pages

The Fabric of Organizations: Forces

chapter 5|29 pages

The Fibres of Organizations: People

chapter |2 pages

Comprehending Corruption

chapter |2 pages

The Evolution of American Graft

chapter |2 pages

Confronting Corruption in America

chapter |3 pages

Notes

chapter |1 pages

Notes

chapter 10|15 pages

Understanding and Improving Public

chapter 11|54 pages

Intersectoral Administration

chapter 12|40 pages

Intergovernmental Administration

chapter 13|12 pages

Toward a Bureaucratic Ethic