Now in an extensively revised eleventh edition, Introducing Public Administration provides students with the conceptual foundation they need while introducing them to important trends in the discipline. This timeless textbook—blending historical accounts with contemporary events—examines the most important issues in the field of public administration through political, economic, social, and managerial perspectives. Its approach of using wide-ranging case discussion studies at the ...

Now in an extensively revised tenth edition, Introducing Public Administration provides students with the conceptual foundation they need, while introducing them to important trends in the discipline. This classic textbook—blending historical accounts with contemporary events—examines the most important issues in the field of public administration through the use of examples from various disciplines and modern culture. Its approach of using extensive case studies at the end of eac...