Public Administration for the Twenty-First Century - Tapa dura

1. Public Administration for the 21st Century: Beyond Reform. 2. The Legal Basis and Framework of Public Administration. 3. Law Against Ethics: Legal Accountability and Ethical Responsibility. 4. Intergovernmental Policy Structure and Action. 5. Fiscal Federalism and Its Constitutional Foundations. 6. Public Policy in Administration. 7. Policy Implementation, Evaluation and Termination. 8. Managing Public Organizations. 10. Organizational Development, Participation and Culture. 11. Personnel Policy and Human Resources Management. 12. Public Sector Budgeting: Purse Strings, Politics and Management. 13. International Affairs and Public Administration. 14. Comparative Public Administration: Different Problems, Common Trends.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY emphasizes the importance of moving beyond reform to a future-oriented stance. The text identifies several themes central to public administration, including the importance of globalization, diversity, intergovernmental relations, and the critical significance of public law as a central defining feature of public life. Through these and other important concepts, this book acknowledges that public administrators not only consider and implement new directions in policy, but thereby play important roles in shaping it as well.