Public administration and public affairs / Nicholas Henry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henry, Nicholas, 1943- author.

Contributor:

Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Physical Description:

xx, 514 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Thirteenth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

Public Administration and Public Affairs demonstrates how to govern efficiently, effectively, and responsibly in an age of political corruption and crises in public finance. Providing a comprehensive, accessible and humorous introduction to the field of Public Administration, this text is designed specifically for those with little to no background in the field. Now in its 13th edition, this beloved book includes: Engaging, timely new sections designed to make students think, such as "Why Are So Many Leaders Losers?" and "Even Terrorists Like Good Government" Comparisons throughout of the challenges and opportunities found in the nonprofit sector vs. the public sector (sections such as "The Dissatisfied Bureaucrat, the Satisfied Nonprofit Professional?") Extensive new material on e-governance, performance management, HRM, intersectoral and intergovernmental administration, government contracting, public budgeting, and ethics. The 13th edition is complete with an Instructor's Manual, Testbank, and PowerPoint slides for instructors, as well as Learning Objectives and Self-test Questions for students, making it the ideal primer for public administration/management, public affairs, and nonprofit management courses.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781138693500

1138693502

9781138693524

1138693529

OCLC:

984973629

Publisher Number:

99977632765