3rd Edition

Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy - 5 Volume Set

    4196 Pages
    by Routledge

    Now in its third edition, Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy remains the definitive source for article-length presentations spanning the fields of public administration and public policy. It includes entries for:

    • Budgeting
    • Bureaucracy
    • Conflict resolution
    • Countries and regions
    • Court administration
    • Gender issues
    • Health care
    • Human resource management
    • Law
    • Local government
    • Methods
    • Organization
    • Performance
    • Policy areas
    • Policy-making process
    • Procurement
    • State government
    • Theories

    This revamped five-volume edition is a reconceptualization of the first edition by Jack Rabin. It incorporates over 225 new entries and over 100 revisions, including a range of contributions and updates from the renowned academic and practitioner leaders of today as well as the next generation of top scholars. The entries address topics in clear and coherent language and include references to additional sources for further study.

    Abridged Contents:

    AMERICAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
    Budgeting

    Bureaucracy
    Civil Service
    Courts and Legal Issues
    Federal Agencies
    U.S. Presidency

    COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
    Asia
    Central and South America
    Europe
    Middle East and Africa

    CONCEPTS, MOVEMENTS, AND INNOVATIONS

    DEFENSE POLICIES AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
    Defense and Military Management
    Defense Strategies and Military Policies

    ETHICS AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY
    Ethical Concepts and Principles
    Ethics and Management
    Ethics and Public Policy
    Ethics: Legal Aspects
    Human Rights

    HOMELAND SECURITY, NATIONAL SECURITY AND TERRORISM
    Foreign Policy and International Relations
    Homeland Security
    National Security and Intelligence

    ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES

    MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS
    Accountability
    Budget and Finance

    Conflict Management
    Decision Making
    Management Theory and Concepts

    Performance Management and Productivity
    Strategic Management

    METHODS AND THEORIES
    Methods
    Theories

    NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

    NOTABLES

    PUBLIC POLICIES
    Criminal Justice Policy and Administration
    Defense and Military Policy
    Economic Policy
    Education Policy
    Emergency Management
    Environmental Policy and Management
    Foreign Policy and International Relations
    Health Care Policy
    Policy Making and Analysis
    Regulatory Policy
    Social Policy
    Transportation Policy

    STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE
    Forms of Government
    Municipal Government

    State Governance

    Biography

    Domonic A. Bearfield, PhD, is an associate professor in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, where he also serves as the public management track coordinator. He earned his PhD in public administration from Rutgers University–Newark. He previously taught at the University of New Hampshire. His research focuses on issues related to governance in public administration and on improving the understanding of public sector patronage. Dr. Bearfield's work has appeared in Public Administration Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, and other leading journals.

    Melvin J. Dubnick, PhD, is a professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He received his PhD in political science from the University of Colorado–Boulder and has taught at Emporia State University, Loyola University of Chicago, the University of Kansas, and Rutgers University–Newark, where he is emeritus professor of political science and public administration. He has served as co-editor-in-chief of the Policy Studies Journal and managing editor of Public Administration Review. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles, mostly focused on accountable governance and public sector ethics, as well as textbooks on public policy, public administration, and American government.