Stephen Kehs

Public Administration for Planners (eBook, ePUB)

Leadership and Responsibility in Theory and Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers an introduction to public administration by a veteran practitioner, written for planners, as well as students seeking a public administration career and individuals simply wanting to learn more about responsible government.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000643213
• Artikelnr.: 65087165

Autorenporträt

Stephen Kehs is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. He received his Master's Degree in Regional Planning from Cornell University and has spent more than 46 years in the planning and public administration fields. He has worked with county planning offices in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including 20 years as a planning and economic development department head. In addition, he has worked with government clients as vice president of a New Jersey-based community and economic development consulting firm. For ten years, he also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Public Administration. He lives in New Jersey with his wife Peggy. This is his first book, although Steve has been published in Planning Magazine and the Pennsylvania Geographer.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Introducing Public Administration 1. An Overview of the Book 2.
The Origins of Public Administration 3. The Constitution, Our Founding
Fathers and Our System of Government 4. The Civil Service and Civic
Responsibility Part 2: Management and Public Administration 5.
Organizational and Management Structure 6. Some Day-to-Day Management
Responsibilities 7. Promoting a Safe and Healthy Work Environment 8.
Empowering and Enhancing Your Agency Part 3: The Public Aspects of Public
Administration 9. Management and Politics 10. Public Controversy and
Professional Responsibility 11. Public Meetings and Consensus Building
Part 4: Government Programs 12. Understanding and Navigating Program
Bureaucracy 13. Ensuring Good Program Administration Part 5: In Conclusion
14. Why It Matters