Public Administration in democratic governance
Management and Administration
Bureaucrats versus Service Providers: Personnel in the Public Sector
Neutrality and Responsiveness
Fragmentation and Strategy
Simplicity vs. Complexity: Programs and Implementation
Rationality versus Routine: How Do Public Organizations Make Decisions?
Autonomy vs. Integration
Rationality vs. Incrementalism: Funding Public Organizations
Authority vs. Democracy
Conclusions: The New Public Administration
References

B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh. He has written extensively in the areas of public administration and public policy, both for the United States and comparatively. Among his recent publications are the Handbook of Public Administration and The Quest for Control: Politicization of the Public Service.

Written by two of the leading scholars in the field, this book explores public administration in the past, present and future, critically reviewing the modernization of public management reform. It reasserts public administration as an integral component of democratic governance and fostering a state-citizen relationship.

Wide-ranging in scope, The Next Public Administration:

• Extends basic public administration to consider issues associated with management, governance and democracy
• Covers core public administration concepts and their evolution through time
• Draws on an international spread of examples, bringing theoretical discussions to life
• Includes lists of further reading

Essential reading for students of public management and public administration.