New Edition of Public Administration (Revised Edition) (Revised Edition)

Author: Li Shiyin, Editor-in-Chief
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The book comprehensively and systematically elaborates on the theory and practice of public administration from aspects such as the basics, subjects, behaviors, norms, and development of public administration. The entire book is divided into 15 chapters: Introduction, Administrative Environment, Administrative Functions, Administrative Organizations, Personnel Administration, Administrative Agency Management, Administrative Leadership, Administrative Decision-Making, Administrative Implementation, Administrative Public Relations, Administrative Responsibility, Administrative Ethics, Administrative Supervision, Administrative Information, and Administrative Reform. The book's notable characteristics include: First, it has a new background, closely linking with China's administrative reforms in the context of China's accession to the WTO. Second, it features innovative content, drawing extensively on recent achievements and cutting-edge theories in the field of public administration during the writing process. Third, it adopts new perspectives and methods in explaining issues. From the perspective of combining rule of law with rule of virtue under the market economy, it highlights the fundamental theories and practical issues of administrative public relations, administrative information, administrative responsibility, and administrative ethics. It also provides an in-depth elaboration and analysis of the connotations, scope, core, value orientation, and transformation of administrative agencies in China's administrative reforms. It presents and evaluates the latest theories of administrative reforms from abroad. Fourth, it has a broad scope of application. The book integrates theory and practice, making it suitable for university teaching, adult education institutions such as Party schools and training centers, civil servant training in administrative academies, as well as self-study needs of managers in government and enterprise organizations.