Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, First Update Supplement

Published:
June 02, 2005 by CRC Press - 344 Pages
Author(s):
Jack Rabin, Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg, Middletown, USA

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ISBN 9780849338953
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Features

Edited by a world-renowned authority in the field, this supplement

  • maintains the high-quality features of the original print volumes while extending the depth and range of discussion
  • offers 106 articles previously unavailable in print format
  • contains the latest information on a wide range of subjects including capital programming and purchasing, decentralization in developing countries, ethics and information technology, integrated healthcare systems, life-cycle costing, policy networks, public reporting, urban planning and ethics, and environmental policy
  • studies models of the policy process

    • Summary

    Providing an almost 50% increase in material, this supplement documents the latest trends in public administration, public policy, policy analysis, public finance, management, social psychology, political science, economics, and sociology-offering an abundance of up-to-date articles for the scholar and practitioner alike, as well as providing a wealth of information for further research on the topic.

    Table of Contents

    360-Degree Performance Appraisal Systems. Accounting and Reporting for Private Nonprofit Organizations-Balancing Economic Efficiency with Social Mission. Acquiring Resources Through Price Negotiation: A Public Sector Approach. Administrative Law Judges and Agency Adjudication. Administrative Reform in Southeast Asia. Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes. Assessing the Validity of Constructive Change Proposals. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Budget Stabilization Fund. Bureaucrats and Politicians in Southeast Asia. Cambodia. Capital Programming and Budgeting: Comparative Local Government Perspectives. Capital Purchases. Community-Based Planning for HIV/AIDS. Cooperative Purchasing. Court System Strategic Planning. Crisis Policy-Making and Management in Southeast Asia. Decentralization in Southeast Asia. Democracy and Public Policy. Development Administration in Southeast Asia. Environmental Policy. Ethics and Administrative Reform. Ethics and Information and Communication Technology. Financial Condition. Foreign Policy Analysis. Freedom of Information Act-Federal. Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs). Health Care Decision Analysis, Alternatives in. Health Care Decision Making Behavior, Emerging Paradigms of. Health Care Policy. Health Care, Assessment and Evaluation of. Humanitarian Intervention. Impacts of Bureaucratic Reform on State Government Administration. Indonesia. Information Sourcse and State Policy Making. Integrated Healthcare Systems: New Trends, Emerging Models, and Future Shocks. Internal Control. John Rawls. Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). Logistics and Transportation. Malaysia. Milgram Experiments. Models of the Policy Process. National Security Policy. New Public Service. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

    Editorial Reviews

    "The Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy contains a remarkably wide array of entries, ranging from current issues such as creation of a Department of Homeland Security to the checkered history of logical positivism in public administration. The contributors include many well-known authorities in the field, plus some new voices with timely and pertinent things to say….
    "This publication should prove to be a timely and useful resource for the improvement of both undergraduate and graduate programs in public administration and public policy."
    -Dr. Ferrel Heady, Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, U.S.A.

    "…The easy-to-understand essays will be especially appreciated by students struggling to understand difficult concepts….

    "…highly recommended for academic libraries."
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