ABSTRACT
We conclude the book with a discussion of 13 “drivers of change” in the twenty-first century, which we believe pose the greatest challenges for administrative practice for the foreseeable future (workforce changes and the decline of professional expertise; demographic diversity; racial equity; urbanizing and transforming rural communities; permanent fiscal crisis with increased emphasis on managing for results; the rising importance of Indigenous peoples; Indian tribes and tribal governments; proliferation of governmental jurisdictions and overlapping structures of authority; decline of civic engagement and the challenge of building trust in governing institutions; confounding the lines between the public, nonprofit, and private sectors; the impact of information technology; and the growth of income inequality and climate/environmental changes). We discuss these drivers of change with special focus on their implications for local public administration.
