Cropf, Robert A.

American public administration : public service for civil society the 21st century / Robert Cropf. - 1st ed. - New York : Pearson Longman, c2008. - xxvi, 438 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: Public service in the twenty-first century -- The growth of government and administration -- Ethics and public administration -- The political ecology of public administration -- Fderalism and public administration -- Civil society and public administration -- Theories of organization and public administration -- The organizational dimensions of public administration -- Motivation, decision making, and organizational culture -- Leadership in public administration -- The policy process -- Privatization and public administration -- Public budgeting and finance -- Human resource administration in public organizations -- Managing information resources in public organizations.

9780321096913 (hardcover) 0321096916 (hardcover)

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Public administration--United States.
Administrative agencies--Management.--United States
Executive departments--Management.--United States
Leadership--United States.


United States--Politics and government.

JK421 / .C76 2008

351.73