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Now in an extensively revised and updated third edition, authors Cropf and Wagner weave the most recent and compelling research throughout every chapter to give students a useful, in-depth understanding of the public administration field today.
List of contents
1 Public Service in the Twenty-First Century; 2 The Growth of Government and Administration; 3 Ethics and Public Administration; 4 The Political Ecology of U.S. Public Administration; 5 Federalism and Public Administration 1 ; 6 Civil Society and Public Administration 1 ; 7 The Organizational Dimensions of Public Administration and Theories of Organization ; 8 Motivation, Decision-Making, and Organizational Culture; 9 The Policy Process; 10 Privatization and Public Administration; 11 Public Budgeting and Finance; 12 Human Resource Administration in Public Organizations; 13 Public Administration’s Role in Environmental Issues and Climate Change; 14 Public Health and the Role of Public Administration 3 ; 15 Afterword: Public Administration Resiliency in Troubled Times
About the author
Robert A. Cropf is a Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Public and Social Policy Ph.D. program at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO, USA. He is the author of numerous books, articles, and chapters on public administration and public policy. He has a BA from Cornell University and an MPA and PHD from New York University.
John L. Wagner works with Saint Louis, MO area communities and national partner organizations in evaluating regional land use, public policy, economic development, infrastructure investment, and environmental sustainability. Dr. Wagner holds a PhD in Public Policy Studies from Saint Louis University, USA.
Summary
Now in an extensively revised and updated third edition, authors Cropf and Wagner weave the most recent and compelling research throughout every chapter to give students a useful, in-depth understanding of the public administration field today.
