Public Sector Management

Herausgeber: Areson, Todd W.; Whicker, Marcia Lynn

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Intended as a text for master's level students in public administration and public policy, this volume provides an introductory survey of the field that focuses on the structures of operation, management, and environments of modern governments. The contributors address federal, state, and local governments as well as intergovernmental relations, discussing such topics as fiscal management, policy analysis, program evaluation, management and administration, marketing, and the developmental progress of national governments. Their aim throughout is to distill for the reader a solid base of current knowledge about the field of public administration and the challenges it offers to practitioners as we move into the 1990s. The volume begins with an introductory chapter which addresses current and evolving issues in U.S. public administration and demonstrates the ways in which political, social, and economic trends impact upon modern governments and their managers. The functions and structure of the federal bureaucracy and state and local governments are described in detail in two chapters, followed by a chapter by editor Marcia Whicker that explores intergovernmental relations. The contributors then turn to an examination of government operations in the fiscal management, policy analysis, and program evaluation arenas. Three chapters discuss management issues, including organizational theory, leadership, and personnel administration. Finally, the text addresses the use and adaptation of private sector marketing techniques, the developmental progress of national governments, and the evolution of historical/philosophical values that constitute the framework for future governance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 633g
• ISBN-13: 9780275933814
• ISBN-10: 0275933814
• Artikelnr.: 20950394

Autorenporträt

Todd W. Areson, Marcia L. Whicker

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by Todd W. Areson and Marcia Lynn Whicker The Functions and
Structure of the Federal Bureaucracy by Marica Lynn Whicker The Functions
and Structures of State and Local Government by Nelson Wikstrom
Intergovernmental Relations by Marcia Lynn Whicker Budgeting, Taxes and
Financial Management by Marcia Lynn Whicker Policy Analysis Ralph S.
Hambrick, Jr. Program Evaluation by Gary T. Henry Organization and
Management Theory Gilbert W. Fairholm Leadership by Gilbert W. Fairholm
Personnel Administration by Husain M. Mustafa Marketing Public Services by
Thomas A. Myers Comparative Administration: Hierarchical Goals and National
Development by Marcia Lynn Whicker and Anne T. Sloan Public Administration:
Past, Present, and Future Paradigms by F. William Heiss Author Index
Subject Index