PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public Administration at the Local Level - David C Perry and Lawrence F Keller
Definition, Theory, and Context
The Structures of Government - Lawrence F Keller and David C Perry
PART TWO: OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
Law and the City - Lawrence F Keller and Alan C Weinstein
Management of Human Resources in Local Government - Jack P DeSario, Kennth L Ender, James D Slack, and Charles A Washington
Public Finance and Budgeting - Michael W Spicer and Richard D Bingham
Decision Making and Conflict Management Processes in Local Government - Sandra Kaufman
Intergovernmental Relations - Paul R Dommel
Ethics in Local Government Administration - Brian M Murphy
PART THREE: OVERVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
The Management of Public Housing - Mittie Olion Chandler
The Management of Economic Development - William M Bowen, Herbert J Rubin and Edward W Hill
The Management of Neighborhood Development - Keith P Rasey, W Dennis Keating, Norman Krumholz and Philip D Star
Community Development Corporations
The Management of Public Safety - Raymond J Rose
The Management of Cultural and Recreational Services - Terri Lynn Cornwell and Nike F Speltz
Management of the Transportation System - David A Kuemmel
Development and Redevelopment of Infrastructure - Claire L Felbinger and Robert R Whitehead
Management of Solid-Wastes Disposal - Claire L Felbinger and Robert R Whitehead

This book provides a descriptive analysis of how public administrators manage municipal government. Using examples from the United States, it explores six dimensions of public administration: legal aspects of public management; human resources management; budgeting and public finance; the political dimension; intergovernmental relations and ethical considerations. As well as theory, the authors address such practical issues as economic development, housing, culture and recreation, public safety, transportation and waste disposal.