Introducing Public Administration
- ISBN-10
- 0321044835
- ISBN-13
- 9780321044839
- Series
- Introducing Public Administration
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 570
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Longman Publishing Group
- Authors
- Jay M. Shafritz, Edward W. Russell
Description
* NEW! Annotated bibliographies and related web sites at the end of each chapter. * NEW! Sections on organization development (in the Organization Behavior chapter) and lying about sex (in the Ethics chapter). * EXPANDED! Coverage of government regulation (Ch. 1). * EXPANDED! Discussion of the nonprofit sector (Ch. 3). * A readable and humorous text that receives high ratings from students. * Each chapter begins with a vignette or Keynote presented in a storytelling format. These Keynotes are mini case studies that are often referred to in the chapter, thus reinforcing the overall themes or lessons of the stories. * Chapters typically deal with historical and theoretical developments and then explain how relevant concepts and practices are applied in the varying levels of government and in varying cultures. * Hundreds of boxed quotes from public administrators, charts, graphs, and photos give the text a student friendly and engaging design.
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