Contemporary Western Public Administration

Author: Shen Yaping / Wu Zhicheng (editors)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Public administration, as a science, emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in developed capitalist countries. Through long-term public administration practices, Western countries have accumulated substantial experience. The book briefly examines the historical development, ideological foundations, challenges to traditional public administration theories, and the emergence of new public management; it also provides a more detailed introduction to the public administration systems and development status of major developed countries such as the European Union, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. Each chapter generally includes content on political culture and constitutional framework, central and local governments, civil service system, public finance system, new public managers and their characteristics, coordinated management of administrative systems, and development trends. This book is suitable for teaching purposes for undergraduate and graduate students in public administration and political science, as well as for Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree programs. It can also serve as a textbook and reference material for training, teaching, and research in related fields and public sector personnel.