Public Management in Global Perspective

Written by two authors with a wide range of experience in international affairs, this introductory text addresses both the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the world, including a succinct but thorough overview of PA in the United States. It combines solid conceptual foundations with strong coverage of nuts-and-bolts'how to'topics, such as personnel management, procurement, and budgeting, and covers both developed countries and developing and transitional economies.The book's chapters are organized into four major sections: government functions and organization; management of government activity; interaction between government and citizens; and prospects of administrative reform. Plentiful illustrations and examples throughout the book, and'What to Expect'sections and discussion questions in each chapter, make this an ideal text for any PA course that takes a global perspective. Public Management in Global Perspective ......Page 2 About The Authors ......Page 3 Contents ......Page 6 List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures......Page 12 Preface and Introduction ......Page 16 1. Public Administration in the Century of Interdependence ......Page 22 PART 1 GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION ......Page 42 2. The Genesis and Roles of Government ......Page 44 3. Setting and Enforcing Government Regulations ......Page 65 4. Policy-making Machinery and the Organization of Central Government ......Page 89 5. Decentralization and the Organizational Architecture of Subnational Government ......Page 112 PART II MANAGING GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY ......Page 144 6. Managing the Money: Preparing, Implementing, and Monitoring the Budget ......Page 146 7. Managing the People I: Employment and Wage Policy ......Page 194 8. Managing the People II: Personnel Administration and Development ......Page 217 9. Managing the Purchases and the Contracts: Public Procurement ......Page 267 10. Managing for Results: Performance, Monitoring, and Evaluation ......Page 312 PART III GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT ......Page 342 11. Accountability: “Exit,” “Voice,” and Institutions ......Page 344 12. Participation and Social Capital ......Page 376 13. Transparency: Information, the Media, and E-Governance ......Page 403 14. The Rule of Law: Assuring Public Integrity and Preventing Corruption ......Page 434 PART IV ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM: EXPERIENCE AND PROSPECTS ......Page 468 15. Public Administration Reform inDeveloped Countries ......Page 470 16. The Way Forward: Progress, Not Fashion ......Page 484 References ......Page 502 Recommended Websites ......Page 512 Index ......Page 516 Written by two authors with a wide range of experience in international affairs, this introductory text addresses both the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the world, including a succinct but thorough overview of PA in the United States. It combines solid conceptual foundations with strong coverage of nuts-and-bolts "how to" topics, such as personnel management, procurement, and budgeting, and covers both developed countries and developing and transitional economies.The book's chapters are organized into four major government functions and organization; management of government activity; interaction between government and citizens; and prospects of administrative reform. Plentiful illustrations and examples throughout the book, and "What to Expect" sections and discussion questions in each chapter, make this an ideal text for any PA course that takes a global perspective. Overview : public administration in the century of interdependence The genesis and roles of government Setting and enforcing government regulations Policymaking machinery and the organization of central government Decentralization and the organization of subnational government Managing the money : making, implementing, and monitoring the budget Managing the people I: government employment and wage policy Managing the people II: personnel administration and development Managing the purchases and the contracts : public procurement Managing for results : performance, monitoring, and evaluation Accountability: "exit," "voice," and institutions Participation and social capital Transparency : information, the media, and e-governance The rule of law : assuring public integrity and preventing corruption Public administration reforms in developed countries The way forward : progress, not fashion. Addresses the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the world, including an overview of PA in the United States. This work combines conceptual foundations with coverage of nuts-and-bolts "how to" topics, such as personnel management, procurement, and budgeting.