Handbook of Public Administration (Public Administration and Public Policy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157444560X ISBN 13: 9781574445602

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Since the publication of the previous edition, the best-selling Handbook of Public Administration enters its third edition with substantially revised, updated, and expanded coverage of public administration history, theory, and practice.

Edited by preeminent authorities in the field, this work is unparalleled in its thorough coverage and comprehensive references. This handbook examines the major areas in public administration including public budgeting and financial management, human resourcemanagement, decision making, public law and regulation, and political economy. Providing a strong platform for further research and advancement in the field, this book is a necessity for anyone involved in public administration, policy, and management.

This edition includes entirely new chapters on information technology and conduct of inquiry. In each area of public administration, there are two bibliographic treatises written from different perspectives. The first examines the developments in the field. The second analyzes theories, concepts, or ideas in the field’s literature.

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Review

. . .impressive. . .contains an excellent conceptual, historical and bibliographic review of each topic. . . an extremely useful reference tool. . .the quality of the writing and analysis and the scope of the coverage make the volume a good investment for both government and university libraries.
---Canadian Public Administration

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157444560X
• ISBN 13: 9781574445602
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1264
• Editor: Hildreth W. Bartley, Miller Gerald, Rabin Jack, Miller Gerald J.