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Public Administration and Public Affairs

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This comprehensive, up-to-date book emphasizes a value-based approach to the practice of public administration. It looks at the recent efforts to make government more accountable and responsive, and gives its constituents a sense of direction for the future. Chapter topics include the constraint of American government; direct democracy; bureaucratic image verses reality; performance measurement, program evaluation, and productivity; budgeting for results; affirmative action policies; local government contracting; and ethical behavior in government. For individuals interested in the field of public administration?as a career, or as a citizen who supports it.

480 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1980

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July 3, 2017
if you are majoring in Public Administration or you are interested in the public affairs, read this difficult book. it is well detailed about the public sector.
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