Public administration in theory and practice / Raymond W. Cox, III, Susan J. Buck, Betty N. Morgan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I. Normative Foundations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. History of Public Administration as an Academic Discipline -- The Early Years -- Administration as Science -- The First New Public Administration -- Generic Management -- The Second New Public Administration -- Retrenchment and Critique -- The State of the Discipline -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2. Ethics in Public Administration -- Administrative Theory and Ethics -- Types of Public Morality -- Constitutional Values -- Discretionary Judgment -- On a Practical Note: Enforcement . of Ethics Rules -- Ethics and Public Policy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3. Normative Foundations of Public Administration -- Normative Foundations of Public Administration -- Ancient History -- Bureaucracy in the Founding Period -- Informal Constitutional Amendment -- Legitimating Administration -- Administrative Responsibility -- On a Practical Note: The Profession of Public Management -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II. The Management Subprocesses of Public Administration -- Chapter 4. A Conceptual History of the Budget Process -- Budgeting as a Management Subprocess -- Budgeting in Historic Perspective -- Macro-Budget: Perspectives -- Micro-Budget Perspectives -- The Fiscal Crisis of 2009-2010 -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5. A Conceptual. History of Public Personnel Management -- Personnel Practice in the Founding Period -- The Spoils System -- Introduction of Merit Systems -- Personnel Practice -- Continuing Issues and Concerns -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6. A Conceptual History of Administrative Law -- The Sick Chicken Case -- Defining Administrative Law -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7. A Conceptual History of Policy Analysis -- What Comes After Counting? -- The Progressive Era -- Toward The New Deal -- Locating Policy Analysis -- References -- PART III. Public Administration as a Puzzle -- Chapter 8. Organization Theory as a Problem of Structure -- Development of the Early Bureaucracy -- Toward an Efficient Organization -- Scientific Management -- Structure in Modern Organizations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9. Organization Theory as a Probiem of Human Behavior -- The Pioneer Views: Follett and the Hawthorne Experiments -- The Sociology of Organization -- The Psychology of Organization -- The Social Psychology of Organization -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10. Organization Theory as a Problem Of Democracy -- The Structural Elements in Democracy -- The Values of Democracy -- Bureaucracy versus Democracy -- Bureaucracy and Democracy: A Preliminary Assessment -- Whereto From Here? -- References -- PART IV. Identifying and Implementing Change -- Chapter 11. Theory and Practice of Planned Change -- Planned Change and Government Action -- The Change Agent -- The Diffusion of Innovation -- Implementing Change -- Change in American Governments -- Management, Leadership, and Change -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12. Public Sector Strategic Management -- The Public Management Environment -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Strategic Management -- The Strategic Management Process -- Vision -- Strategic Management in Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13. Theory and Practice of Organization Development -- Organization Development Practice: Preparing for Intervention -- OD Practice: The Intervention -- Types of Intervention -- Organization Development in the Public Sector -- Conclusion -- References -- PART V. Public Administration "Outside the Box": Politics and Administration -- Chapter 14. The Legislature in Administrative and Organizational Perspective -- Legislative Decision Making -- Legislative Structure -- Legislative Control -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15. Administration in Comparative Perspective -- Framework for Study -- Political Culture and Public Administration -- Personnel Practice in Comparative Perspective -- Budget Practice in Comparative Perspective -- The Structure of Budget Decision Making -- Policy Making in Comparative Perspective -- Interest Groups and Bureaucrats -- Models of Governance -- Democracy and Bureaucracy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16. Politics and Administration: American Political Theory and the Bureaucracy -- Representative Government and Bureaucracy -- Framework and Analysis -- American Political Theory: Past and Present -- Bureaucratizing Democracy -- Democracy as: a Mechanism -- Toward a Democratic Government -- Governmental Democracy -- Conclusion -- References.

"Hailed for is timelessness and timeliness, Public Administration in Theory and Practice examines the field from a normative perspective and provides students with an understanding of its practice in the real world. Combining historical, contextual, and theoretical perspectives, this text gives students a rare, comprehensive view of public administration that connects theory to practice." ""This is a masterful treatment of theory, being comprehensive, fair and complete in the essentials. This is an excellent book - it contains much material not found in other introductory texts while being compact --- a real balancing act."---Dr. J. Walton Blackburn Strategic Management and Planning Associates."--BOOK JACKET.