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Do you think you could run the government? Find out how it is really done with the PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA. This all-new tenth edition shows you the ins and outs of day-to-day operations while asking tough questions about ethics and power. You even evaluate the most current applications of public administration today, such as Hurricane Katrina efforts, the No Child Left Behind Act, Homeland Security, and more. Presented in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand format to which you can relate, PUBLIC ADMISTRATION IN AMERICA builds your knowledge of core concepts while showing you the way to an exciting and fulfilling career in politics and public administration--where you can make a difference.

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• Preface(p. VI)
• About the Authors(p. XIX)
• List of Charts, Figures, and Tables(p. XX)
• Part I The Context, Nature, and Structure of Public Administration in America(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Approaching the Study of Public Administration(p. 3)
• What Is Public Administration?(p. 11)
• Principal Structures of the National Executive Branch(p. 13)
• State and Local Government Structures(p. 21)
• Politics, Policies, and Organizational Structure(p. 25)
• The Dynamics of Policy Making in the United States(p. 30)
• Explaining the Growth of Government Bureaucracy(p. 33)
• Social Change and Public Administration(p. 35)
• Public and Private Administration: Similarities and Differences(p. 37)
• Public Administration as a Field of Study(p. 41)
• A Word About This Book(p. 44)
• Summary(p. 45)
• Discussion Questions(p. 47)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 49)
• Suggested Reading(p. 50)
• Chapter 2 Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power(p. 51)
• Political and Administrative Values(p. 53)
• Representative Democracy(p. 56)
• Administrative Values, Pluralism, and Political Accountability(p. 58)
• Democracy and Public Administration(p. 65)
• Dimensions of Democratic Administration(p. 69)
• The Political Environment of Bureaucratic Power(p. 78)
• Foundations of Power: Bureaucratic Expertise and Political Support(p. 82)
• Bureaucrats, Interest Groups, and Politicians: Subsystem Politics in America(p. 87)
• Bureaucratic Power and Political Accountability: More Questions than Answers(p. 93)
• Summary(p. 100)
• Discussion Questions(p. 102)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 104)
• Suggested Reading(p. 105)
• Chapter 3 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations(p. 107)
• The Nature of Federalism: The Formal Setting(p. 109)
• Intergovernmental Relations: The Action Side of Federalism(p. 110)
• Contemporary Intergovernmental Relations: The Rise of Complexity(p. 118)
• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations(p. 120)
• Grant Reform: Multiple Efforts, More Complexity(p. 133)
• The Bush Administration and Contemporary Federalism(p. 140)
• Prospects and Issues in IGR: A Look Ahead(p. 145)
• Intergovernmental Relations and Public Administration(p. 149)
• Summary(p. 151)
• Discussion Questions(p. 152)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 153)
• Suggested Reading(p. 154)
• Part II Managing and Leading Public Organizations(p. 155)
• Chapter 4 Organizational Theory(p. 157)
• Formal Theories of Organization(p. 158)
• The Human Relations School(p. 165)
• Organizational Humanism(p. 169)
• Modern Organization Theory(p. 174)
• Organizational Dynamics and Behavior(p. 181)
• Centralization and Decentralization(p. 192)
• Flattening Organizational Hierarchies(p. 195)
• Alternative Forms of Organization(p. 197)
• Organization Theory and Behavior in Perspective(p. 199)
• Summary(p. 201)
• Discussion Questions(p. 204)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 205)
• Suggested Reading(p. 205)
• Chapter 5 Decision Making in Administration(p. 207)
• The Nature of Decisions(p. 207)
• Approaches to Decision Making: Concepts and Controversies(p. 209)
• Incrementalism and Mixed Scanning: Response and Counterresponse(p. 212)
• Decisions in the Balance: The Environment of Choice(p. 215)
• The Problem of Goals(p. 223)
• Ethical Dimensions of Decision Making(p. 229)
• The Ethical Setting: New Emphasis on an Old Challenge(p. 237)
• Political Rationality: A Contradiction in Terms?(p. 245)
• Organized Anarchies and Uncertainty(p. 247)
• Summary(p. 248)
• Discussion Questions(p. 250)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 251)
• Suggested Reading(p. 252)
• Chapter 6 Chief Executives and the Challenges of Administrative Leadership(p. 253)
• The Context of Administrative Leadership(p. 254)
• Chief Executive-Bureaucratic Linkages(p. 256)
• Chief Executives and Bureaucracies: The Instruments of Leadership(p. 258)
• Commonalities and Differences in Leadership Resources(p. 278)
• The Organizational Setting of Leadership(p. 280)
• Traditional Approaches to the Study of Leadership(p. 283)
• Challenges of Administrative Leadership(p. 286)
• What Makes an Effective Leader?(p. 292)
• Summary(p. 296)
• Discussion Questions(p. 298)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 300)
• Suggested Reading(p. 300)
• Part III The Core Functions of Public Management(p. 303)
• Chapter 7 Public Personnel Administration and Human Resources Development(p. 305)
• Evolution of Public Personnel Administration(p. 314)
• Formal Arrangements of Personnel Systems(p. 320)
• Collective Bargaining and Civil Service Reform in the Public Sector(p. 331)
• Developments in Personnel Administration(p. 349)
• Designing a Personnel System for Twenty-First-Century Governance: The Department of Homeland Security(p. 357)
• Perspectives and Implications(p. 362)
• Summary(p. 363)
• Discussion Questions(p. 366)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 367)
• Suggested Reading(p. 368)
• Chapter 8 Government Budgeting(p. 370)
• Foundations of Modern Government Budgeting(p. 371)
• Purposes of Budgeting(p. 373)
• Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy(p. 377)
• Budget Approaches in the Executive Branch(p. 388)
• The Process of Budget Making(p. 396)
• Budgeting and Resource Scarcity(p. 410)
• Budgeting and the Future: More Questions than Answers(p. 411)
• Summary(p. 415)
• Discussion Questions(p. 417)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 418)
• Suggested Reading(p. 418)
• Chapter 9 Public Policy and Program Implementation(p. 420)
• The Changing Nature of Public Policies(p. 422)
• Public Policy, Politics, and (or) Private Management(p. 426)
• The Policy-Making Process(p. 432)
• Planning and Analysis(p. 436)
• Program Implementation(p. 442)
• Program Evaluation(p. 452)
• Summary(p. 459)
• Discussion Questions(p. 460)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 461)
• Suggested Reading(p. 462)
• Part IV Challenges and Prospects in a Turbulent Future: Results, Regulation, and Responsiveness(p. 465)
• Chapter 10 Performance Management in the Public Sector(p. 467)
• Government Productivity and Measurement of Results(p. 468)
• Reinvention, Standards, and Quality Awards(p. 473)
• The Politics of Performance Management(p. 481)
• Comparing Performance Management Strategies(p. 486)
• Citizen Relationship Management and E-Government(p. 500)
• Will Performance Management Lead to Improved Results?(p. 507)
• Summary(p. 509)
• Discussion Questions(p. 511)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 512)
• Suggested Reading(p. 513)
• Chapter 11 Government Regulation and Administrative Law(p. 515)
• The Rise (and Fall?) of Government Regulation(p. 521)
• The New Social Regulation(p. 526)
• Why Government Regulation Has Developed: Other Perspectives(p. 529)
• Structures and Procedures of Regulatory Bodies(p. 530)
• The Politics of Regulation(p. 535)
• Government Regulation of Tobacco Products(p. 546)
• Administrative Law(p. 551)
• The Future of Government Regulation(p. 557)
• Summary(p. 560)
• Discussion Questions(p. 562)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 564)
• Suggested Reading(p. 564)
• Chapter 12 Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Social Change(p. 566)
• The Social and Governmental Environment(p. 567)
• Social and Governmental Paradoxes(p. 572)
• Ferment and Change in Public Administration: Concepts and Practices(p. 580)
• Paradoxes in Concept and Practice(p. 585)
• Ferment and Change in Public Administration as a Field of Study(p. 588)
• Further Thoughts and Observations(p. 591)
• Discussion Questions(p. 603)
• Key Terms and Concepts(p. 604)
• Suggested Reading(p. 604)
• Appendix Professional Associations Information and Job Opportunities, and Public Administration Journals for Research(p. 606)
• Glossary(p. 619)
• Notes(p. 644)
• Index(p. 702)