Public Administration

Author: Wang Lefu
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book systematically introduces the fundamental theories, knowledge, and methods in the field of public administration, and strives to reflect the latest research trends both domestically and internationally. Its main content includes the research approaches to public administration, the disciplinary development of public administration, the period of critique and reform in public administration research, the evaluation of public administrative values, public administrative power and responsibility, the evolution of public administrative functions in Western countries, the maintenance, security, and mobility of public human resources, and the analysis of strategic management in China's public sector. The book is also specially equipped with a CD-ROM teaching support resource (teaching slides) to facilitate reader learning. This book is a main course textbook for public management majors in higher education institutions and is part of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" National-Level Planning Textbook for General Higher Education by the Ministry of Education. The book is divided into four parts and seventeen chapters, respectively:
Part I Public Administration Theory includes:
Chapter 1 Public Administration and the Study of Public Administration
Chapter 2 The Disciplinary Development of Public Administration
Chapter 3 The Value Pursuit of Public Administration
Chapter 4 Public Administrative Power and Responsibility
Part II Public Administrative System includes:
Chapter 5 The Ecology of Public Administration
Chapter 6 Public Administrative Functions
Chapter 7 Public Administrative Organizations
Chapter 8 Public Human Resources
Chapter 9 Public Budget and Finance
Part III Public Administrative Process includes:
Chapter 10 Public Administrative Decision-Making
Chapter 11 Public Administrative Execution
Chapter 12 Public Administrative Supervision
Part IV Public Administrative Methods includes:
Chapter 13 Strategic Management in the Public Sector
Chapter 14 Goal Management in the Public Sector
Chapter 15 Performance Management in the Public Sector
Chapter 16 Total Quality Management in the Public Sector
Chapter 17 Public Administrative Reform
In the design of the text, each chapter is arranged with sections such as chapter summaries, key terms, review questions, and references. This textbook can serve as a teaching material for undergraduate, graduate, and MPA students, as well as a reference for relevant administrators and researchers. The book is also specially equipped with a CD-ROM teaching support resource (teaching slides). For specific request methods, please refer to the back cover of the book: Teaching Support Notes.