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Title:
Public administration and public affairs
Author:
Henry, Nicholas, 1943-
ISBN:
9780205685516
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Edition:
11th ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Longman, c2010.
Physical Description:
xii, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: Part I: Paradigms of Public Administration 1 -- Do We Need Government? I -- Is Graft Good? I -- What Is Good Government? 2 -- Chapter 1 Big Democracy, Big Bureaucracy 5 -- An Unpromising Precis 5 -- A Culture of Constraint 7 -- The Consequences of Constraint 8 -- The B3ureaucrat: Brained. Blamed, and Bouncing Back 10 -- Inle'riial Vernon: A Case of Unconstrained Public Administration II -- The Paradoxical Power of the Public Administrator 13 -- Noetic Authority: The Base of Bureaucratic Power 18 -- Chapter 2 Public Administration's Century in a Quandary 27 -- The Beginning 27 -- Paradigm 1: The Politics/Administration Dichotomy, 1900-1926 28 -- Paradigm 2: Principles of Public Administration, 1927-1937 29 -- The Challenge. 1938-1950 30 -- Paradigm 3: Public Administration as Political Science. 1950-1970 32 -- Paradigm 4: Public Administration as Management 1950- 1970 34 -- The Forces of Separatism, 1965--1970 36 -- Paradigm 5: Public Administration as Public Administration. 19 970-Present -- Public Adminisrlation aii A!cithcr Mal/nai,cnment Nor Political Scicncc 3 3 -- Pairadi-m ): (Governance, 1990-Present 38 -- Public Administriation. Happy at L,ast 40 -- Part II: Public Organizations 46 -- Chapter 3 The Threads of Organization: Theories 47 -- The Closed Model of Organizations 47 -- The Open Model of Organizations 49 -- Cioscd or Open Organization:s? 54 -- The Closed and Open Models: The Essential Differences 55 -- Conjoining Opposites: The Dri-ve to Reduce UIncertainty 59 -- Are Public Organizations Differient? 60 -- Chapter 4 The Fabric of Organizations: Forces 64 -- Assessing O-rganizational Worth 64 -- Organizational Knowledge 65 -- Decision Making in Organizations 67 -- A Motumnta;i lMaAp Mc s iin Georgia 71 -- Acdministr ation in Organizations 72 -- Limited Change: The Impact of Technology and People on the Public Orlganization 74 -- Deep Change: The Impact of the Environnient on the Public Organization 175 -- Chapter 5 The Fibers of Organizations: People 90 -- \Why 4V4ork for the People'? 90 -- The Behavioral Bureaucrat 9/ -- Growing into the Organization 93 -- National Culture and the Origanization 94 -- Getingi Ahead 97 -- Organizational Politics 97 -- What is Leadership? 99 -- Learning Leadership: The Evolution of a Theory 101 -- Leading the Public Organization 104 -- Part III: Public Management 114 -- Chapter 6 Clarifying Complexity: The Public's Information Resource 117 -- Policy verslus Privacy: The Particular Problem of the Public Computer 1/7 -- A Case of Unit0/ched a(lilurc 119 -- The Crusade foi Secuie Data 120 -- Knowledge Management: Managing the Public's Information Resiurce /21 -- E-Gov: Lean, Seen, and Clean Governmnent 124 -- Clarifying Public Decisions 125 -- Best Practices for Knowledge Management 126 -- The Information Resource and the Futture of Governine 127 -- Chapter 7 Public Productivity: Corruption's Consequence 133 -- Comprehending Corruption /33 -- Understanding Public Productivity /338 -- The Evolution of Public Productivity /9 -- Korrina, Crisis, om( Coll/pse 143 -- Measuritng Public Performance 145 -- Permutations and Practices of Performance Measuremeunt 1-47 -- Evaluating Public Programs 151 -- Public Pro"u,gram Evaluation in Practice /54 -- Using Public Progiram Evaluations 156 -- Chapter 8 The Public Trough: Financing and Budgeting Governments 165 -- Public Finance: Paying for Public Policy 165 -- Taxinlg Limes 172 -- The Federal Government and the National Economy /75 -- A iounder on Debt 1/?0 -- Public Budgeting: Spending for Public Policy 181 -- Line-Item Budgeting, 1916-1939 181 -- Program/-lPerformance Budgeting, 1940-1 964 183 -- Planning--Programming--Budgeting, 1965-- 1971 1,85 -- Budgeting-by-Objectives, 1972--1977 186 -- Zero Base Budgeting, 1977--1980 187 -- Target Base Budgeting, 1981 -Present 188/ -- Budgeting for Results, 1993-Present /90 -- Old Budget Systems Never Die 192 -- Acquiring Buidgets: Agencies and Arguments 193 -- Legislating Budgets 194 -- Chapter 9 Managing Human Capital in the Public Sector 206 -- Who Wants to Work for Government? And Who Does? 200 -- The Evolution of Public Human Capital Management 208, -- The Civil Service S,ystem: The Meaning of Mcrit 210 -- The Slippage of the (Civil Service System 2/ 8 -- The Collective System: Blue-Collar Bureaucrats 22/ -- The Political Executive Systeinm: Politics in Adminristration 224 -- Specialized Puiblic Professionau Systems: The Person Over the Position 227 -- The Professional Public A(dministration System: Embracing the Professions of Politics and Management 228 -- Federol Hmnnm Capital/: A Question o)f Conmpctmn e 230 -- Race, Sex. and .lobs: The Challenge of Affirmative Action 232 -- Part IV: Implementing Public Policy 259 -- Chapter 10 IUnderstanding and Improving Public Policy 261 -- Public Policy Anialysis: A Brief History 261 -- he IncrementalCist ParadigIm of Public Policy Makrig 262 -- Hhe Rationalist Paradigm of Public Policy NIaking 266 -- TIhe Strate ic llanning inPartign of Public Policy Makin 27/ -- 171w C !nivi'i /dl 6 i! ca l Pl mim ! 27.5 -- Chapter 11 Intersectoral Administration 279 -- Collboratlion and IrivaIitition 279 -- Kedoral Priwsization 2S1 -- Privatizing in the Stails 2Q0 -- Privatizing b\ Local Goverinents 29/ -- Is t:.inossllN Bltter. he Clase fr (compietlion 294 -- PracItical] Privalization: I,ecs,oiis L,earned 295 -- The Businiissei s of (moernme in s 2Q5 -- The Icpelndent Seetor: Expri-Jencce in Interdependence 300( -- .4 (Is ja h impewn&nt Cen uouun: NeihboeNhoos ReNia cenu 3W4 -- Implelm ttiion by i d idnt ual lt nteeri Vnliid iouchers 305 -- Chapter 12 Intergovernmental Administration 321 -- "The C(nstitutili and the Courts: Sctting the Rules 321 -- The KI\oumion of Inlerxeovirimental \dmlnistralol .323 -- Retlator) IFederalism 3)29 -- Monoiye. Niandaties and Vashiinton: Nom What? 332 -- Federalismn amonri EqlUils: The StatCes 3 -- Intereovernnintal Adminiiiiratiotn in the States 334 -- Iinergoi\erinmutalcr Admini,iraiion atmog lli I ocUl (overilnents 335 -- 4 Lod oM L.uM l (A;wernwi ns: DIflinihions, %Cop, Strvices, Rcvenue i lCSources, Govrneni, andI! 1ois -- o(f G(O1n1m1 nk vr Coul/ti , luni/CiC oCnshi/s, SchAol /)A/s frics,Q WhC Spe(il Districrs 337 -- Place. Pe1ople. and Po ser: The Puz/le of Metropol iLtan G overnance 344 -- Chapter 13 Toward a Bureaucratic Ethic 357 -- Codes and Commiissions: The Rise of Public Sector Ethics 357 -- Practiciing Ithical Public -\dministration 35c;8 -- Do Morals Miatter? 359 -- BuCrearcracg's Bane: I)etcrminibng the Public Interest 360 -- Cai Normative Theory- Help? Four Philosoplies of the Public Interest 362 -- 7it Pa,s ion of/ P'/blic Admioniw rotion 364 -- Big 3i uI-auciracy. Big Dt.lecisions 365 -- Appendix A: Intbrmation Sources, Journals, and Organizations in Public Administration -- bI) Specialization 368 -- Bud.acthie and Finance 3.6' -- Criminial JIistice 369 -- Ethics 36 -- Federal Governmennl t 30 -- Huinan Capital Managenlent 369 -- Independelnt Sector 370 -- Infoi-matiotn ReesCourie Mtanicnieniit 3770 -- IntcLr)ov\ernmintal Admlinistration 3770 -- Local Go\eminent 370 -- Minorit\ and Gender Affairs 371 -- Planning 371 -- ProLram E\aluation and Perfoirmance Measurement 371 -- State Go\crnment 372 -- Welcfare Health. and Public Safety 3.72 -- Appendix B: Annotated Information Sources in Public Administration and Related Fields 373 -- Appendix C: Selected Annotated Journals Relevant to Public Administration 376 -- Appendix D: Selected Academic, Professional, and Public Interest Organizations with Web Sites -- and Descriptions 380 -- Appendix E: Correct Forms of Address for Public Officials 385 -- Appendix F: Becoming a Public or Nonprofit Administrator 387 -- How lMany Jobs? How Much Pay'? 387 -- Preparing for a Position: Education, Resumds, Networking, and Interning 388 -- Finding a Position 394 -- The Application 395 -- The Interview 395 -- Appendix G: American Society for Public Administration Code of Ethics 399.
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