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Students have relied on CLASSICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION for over twenty years. This collection offers works from the discipline's most significant writers, providing a historical focus that examines readings that have contributed lasting value to public administration studies. This collection gives students a sense of the continuity of public administration, and shows how the writers and themes have built upon each other during the evolution of the field.
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Overview

Students have relied on CLASSICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION for over twenty years. This collection offers works from the discipline's most significant writers, providing a historical focus that examines readings that have contributed lasting value to public administration studies. This collection gives students a sense of the continuity of public administration, and shows how the writers and themes have built upon each other during the evolution of the field.
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"It's part of the public administration DNA."-- John Kiefer, University of New Orleans

"For as long as I can remember, this book has been a staple."-- Lawson Veasey, Jacksonville State University

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780256055320
  • Publisher: Dorsey Press, The
  • Publication date: 1/1/1987
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 551

Meet the Author


Jay M. Shafritz is Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 40 textbooks and reference books on business and public administration. He holds a doctorate from Temple University and an MPA from the Baruch College of the City University of New York.

Albert C. Hyde is currently an advisory consultant for the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service on federal policy and strategy development. He was previously a senior consultant for the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., from 1992 to 2008. His academic experience includes directing public administration programs at San Francisco State University and the University of Pittsburgh. He holds an MPA and a PhD from the State University of New York at Albany.

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Table of Contents

Pt. 1 Early Voices and the First Quarter Century (1880s to 1920s) 1
1 Civil Service Reform in Great Britain 16
2 The Study of Administration 22
3 Politics and Administration 35
4 Problems of Municipal Administration 38
5 Scientific Management 43
6 The Movement for Budgetary Reform in the States 46
7 Bureaucracy 50
8 Introduction to the Study of Public Administration 56
9 The Giving of Orders 64
Pt. 2 The New Deal to Mid-Century (1930s to 1950s) 72
10 Notes on the Theory of Organization 90
11 Report of the President's Committee on Administrative Management 99
12 Informal Organizations and Their Relation to Formal Organizations 104
13 Bureaucratic Structure and Personality 109
14 The Lack of a Budgetary Theory 118
15 A Theory of Human Motivation 123
16 Government Is Different 131
17 The Proverbs of Administration 136
18 The Administrative State: Conclusion 150
19 The Cooptative Mechanism 155
20 The Report of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government 162
21 The Human Side of Enterprise 171
22 The Science of "Muddling Through" 177
Pt. 3 From JFK to Civil Service Reform (1960s and 1970s) 188
23 Organizations and the System Concept 206
24 The Road to PPB: The Stages of Budget Reform 217
25 The American System 233
26 Organizations of the Future 238
27 Policy Analysts: A New Professional Role in Government Service 250
28 The Life Cycle of Bureaus 258
29 Rescuing Policy Analysis from PPBS 271
30 Administrative Decentralization and Political Power 285
31 The End of Liberalism: The Indictment 298
32 Redundancy, Rationality, and the Problem of Duplication and Overlap 302
33 Toward a New Public Administration 315
34 Systematic Thinking for Social Action 328
35 Implementation 339
36 Watergate: Implications for Responsible Government 343
37 Representative Bureaucracy 350
38 Organizational Decline and Cutback Management 355
Pt. 4 From Reagan to Reinvention (1980s and 1990s) 370
39 Public and Private Management: Are They Fundamentally Alike in All Unimportant Respects? 396
40 Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Critical Role of Street-Level Bureaucrats 414
41 Public Budgeting amidst Uncertainty and Instability 423
42 Democracy and the Public Service: The Collective Services 434
43 Public Administrative Theory and the Separation of Powers 446
44 The Possibility of Administrative Ethics 458
45 Exploring the Limits of Privatization 467
46 Toward a Feminist Perspective in Public Administration Theory 477
47 Understanding Organizational Culture 487
48 From Affirmative Action to Affirming Diversity 494
49 A Public Management for All Seasons? 503
50 Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations, and Intergovernmental Management: Historical Reflections and Conceptual Comparisons 517
51 Breaking Through Bureaucracy 533
52 From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less 556
53 How Does an Idea's Time Come? Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies 564
54 Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making 571
The Discipline of Public Administration
The Study of Administration (1887) 22
Introduction to the Study of Public Administration (1926) 56
The Administrative State: Conclusion (1948) 150
Toward a New Public Administration (1971) 315
Public Administrative Theory and the Separation of Powers (1983) 446
Toward a Feminist Perspective in Public Administration Theory (1990) 477
The Political Context of Public Administration
Politics and Administration (1900) 35
Government Is Different (1945) 131
Administrative Decentralization and Political Power (1969) 285
Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy (1922) 50
Bureaucratic Structure and Personality (1940) 109
Organizations of the Future (1967) 238
The Life Cycle of Bureaus (1967) 258
Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Critical Role of Street-Level Bureaucrats (1980) 414
Breaking Through Bureaucracy (1992) 533
Organization Theory
Scientific Management (1912) 43
The Giving of Orders (1926) 64
Notes on the Theory of Organization (1937) 90
Informal Organizations and Their Relation to Formal Organizations (1938) 104
The Proverbs of Administration (1946) 136
The Cooptative Mechanism (1949) 155
Organizations and the System Concept (1966) 206
Understanding Organizational Culture (1989) 487
Human Resources Management
Civil Service Reform in Great Britain (1880) 16
A Theory of Human Motivation (1943) 123
The Human Side of Enterprise (1957) 171
Representative Bureaucracy (1974) 350
Democracy and the Public Service: The Collective Services (1982) 434
From Affirmative Action to Affirming Diversity (1990) 494
The Budgetary Process
The Movement for Budgetary Reform in the States (1918) 46
The Lack of a Budgetary Theory (1940) 118
The Road to PPB: The Stages of Budget Reform (1966) 217
Rescuing Policy Analysis from PPBS (1969) 271
Organizational Decline and Cutback Management (1978) 355
Public Budgeting amidst Uncertainty and Instability (1981) 423
Public Management
Problems of Municipal Administration (1904) 38
Report of the President's Committee on Administrative Management (1937) 99
The Report of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government (1949) 162
Public and Private Management: Are They Fundamentally Alike in All Unimportant Respects? (1980) 396
Exploring the Limits of Privatization (1987) 467
A Public Management for All Seasons? (1990) 503
Public Policy and Analysis
The Science of "Muddling Through" (1959) 177
Policy Analysts: A New Professional Role in Government Service (1967) 250
The End of Liberalism: The Indictment (1969) 298
How Does an Idea's Time Come? Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies (1995) 564
Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making 571
Implementation
Redundancy, Rationality, and the Problem of Duplication and Overlap (1969) 302
Implementation (1973) 339
Program Evaluation
Systematic Thinking for Social Action (1971) 328
From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less (1993) 556
Intergovernmental Relations
The American System (1966) 233
Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations, and Intergovernmental Management: Historical Reflections and Conceptual Comparisons (1990) 517
Public Service Ethics
Watergate: Implications for Responsible Government (1974) 343
The Possibility of Administrative Ethics (1985) 458
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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 23, 2012

    Disappointing Read

    The information contained in the book is very good information on Public Administration and I applaud the authors for their work; however, the book is not an easy read. It was entirely too wordy and failed to get right to the point on various topics. As an MPA student in a working adult program it's important that information be concise and to the point. I have another textbook by another author that contains most of the same information minus some of the historical aspects of Public Administration, which was a much better read.

    I would recommend the book for full time students; for part time students it's just no conducive. An increase in the font size would help as well, the print is rather small.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 17, 2009

    Good intro/historical perspective on public administration concepts

    Classics is being used as a text book for the introductory course in the MPA program at SF State. It includes a good selection of articles from 1887 (Wilson), through the 20th century and into the 21st. The articles touch on a wide variety of public administration topics and can provide a good starting point for discussion (my class has had some lively discussions about essays on the same topic - such as ethics or organizational theory - which present wildly different perspectives) and/or further study. I have found it interesting to read even more than the articles assigned for my class - just flipping through the book, I found material that was helpful for a couple of research papers. On the negative side: this is not an inexpensive book (in current edition/not used copy) even if you can find a discounted price, and many articles (e.g. the Wilson article) can be found on-line at no cost. So if you already know which articles you are looking for and can find them on-line, this might not be the book for you. Also, the book would be more helpful as a research tool if it included an index. The version of the table of contents that is grouped by topic is useful, but an index would be even more helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 31, 2000

    Return of knowledge

    A excellent outline on public administration for the novice or professional. Consise and without 'filler' which should be required reading for all public officals. The authors are polished beyond mortal understandng creating true enlightenment.

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    Posted November 16, 2012

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