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.