Public Administration Handbook (Second Edition)

Author: Edited by Jack L. Raybin (USA), Translated by Zhang Mengzhong et al.
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Publishing Date: 2006-11-01
Features: As a standard academic reference book, the second edition of this book takes a unique historical perspective and focuses on five major concepts or theoretical frameworks for specific themes, comprehensively updating and reflecting the latest research and development in the field. It examines all major areas of the public administration discipline, covering 14 core branches such as public budgeting, public financial management, decision-making, public law, and political economy. These disciplines have been extensively and thoroughly updated with the latest research and development. To promote a deeper understanding of the public administration discipline, the comprehensive revision and publication of the second edition of this book is clearly a call of the times. This revised edition, in chronological order, traces the overall development of the discipline from the 1880s to the present. The book adopts the form of long essays, constructing in detail and elaborately the 14 core branches of the public administration discipline within relatively independent disciplinary spaces and solid disciplinary foundations. Following the chronological progression, it gradually reveals a panoramic view of the encyclopedic development of the discipline. The revised edition is edited by Jack L. Raybin, one of the most senior administrative scholars in the United States today, and embodies the intellectual contributions of 35 top-tier experts in the discipline, who have almost exhaustively collected relevant reference materials. Compared to the previous edition, this revised edition cites over 5,300 new academic references, with more than 2,700 newly added academic references in this edition alone. It also uses a large number of tables, formulas, graphics, and photographs to illustrate the issues, and its authority and integrated contributions are undeniable. Practical use has proven that The Handbook of Public Administration (Second Edition) will serve as a primary learning resource and will inevitably become the essential reading for public sector managers, public policy experts, and political scientists. It is also an invaluable reference book for graduate students in public administration, political science, public affairs, and public policy courses, as well as an indispensable tool for research and study.