Classics of Public Administration [Paperback]

Jay M. Shafritz (Author), Albert C. Hyde (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0030193826 | ISBN-13: 978-0030193828 | Publication Date: November 15, 1996 | Edition: 4th

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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Part I: EARLY VOICES AND THE FIRST QUARTER CENTURY (1880S TO 1920S). 1. The Study of Administration (1887) Woodrow Wilson. 2. Politics and Administration (1900) Frank J. Goodnow. 3. Scientific Management (1912) Frederick W. Taylor. 4. The Movement for Budgetary Reform in the States (1918) William F. Willoughby. 5. Bureaucracy (1922) Max Weber. 6. Introduction to the Study of Public Administration (1926) Leonard D. White. 7. The Giving of Orders (1926) Mary Parker Follett. Part II: THE NEW DEAL TO MID-CENTURY (1930S TO 1950S). 8. Notes on the Theory of Organization (1937) Luther Gulick. 9. Informal Organizations and Their Relation to Formal Organizations (1938) Chester I. Barnard. 10. Bureaucratic Structure and Personality (1940) Robert K. Merton. 11. The Lack of a Budgetary Theory (1940) V. O. Key, Jr. 12. A Theory of Human Motivation (1943) A. H. Maslow. 13. The Proverbs of Administration (1946) Herbert A. Simon. 14. The Administrative State: Conclusion (1948) Dwight Waldo. 15. The Cooptative Mechanism (1949) Philip Selznick. 16. The Human Side of Enterprise (1957) Douglas Murray McGregor. 17. The Science of Muddling Through (1959) Charles E. Lindblom. Part III: FROM JFK TO CIVIL SERVICE REFORM (1960S AND 1970S). 18. Organizations and the System Concept (1966) Daniel Katz & Robert L. Kahn. 19. The Road to PPB: The Stages of Budget Reform (1966) Allen Schick. 20. Policy Analysts: A New Professional Role in Government Service (1967) Yehezkel Dror. 21. The Life Cycle of Bureaus (1967) Anthony Downs. 22. Rescuing Policy Analysis from PPBS (1969) Aaron Wildavsky. 23. The End of Liberalism: The Indictment (1969) Theodore J. Lowi. 24. Redundancy, Rationality, and the Problem of Duplication and Overlap (1969) Martin Landau. 25. Toward a New Public Administration (1971) H. George Frederickson. 26. Systematic Thinking for Social Action (1971) Alice M. Rivlin. 27. Implementation (1973) Jeffrey L. Pressman & Aaron Wildavsky. 28. Representative Bureaucracy (1974) Samuel Krislov. 29. Intergovernmental Relations: An Analytical Overview (1974) Deil Wright. 30. Organizational Decline and Cutback Management (1978) Charles H. Levine. 31. Ethics for Bureaucrats: An Essay on Law and Values (1979) John A. Rohr. Part IV: FROM REAGAN TO REINVENTION (1980 TO 2000). 32. Public and Private Management: Are They Fundamentally Alike in All Unimportant Respects? (1980) Graham T. Allison. 33. Street-Level Bureaucracy: The Critical Role of Street-Level Bureaucrats (1980) Michael Lipsky. 34. Public Budgeting Amidst Uncertainty and Instability (1981) Naomi Caiden. 35. Democracy and the Public Service: The Collective Services (1982) Frederick C. Mosher. 36. Public Administrative Theory and the Separation of Powers (1983) David H. Rosenbloom. 37. How Does an Idea's Time Come? In Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies (1984) John W. Kingdon. 38. The Possibility of Administrative Ethics (1985) Dennis F. Thompson. 39. "Understanding Organizational Culture" (1989) J. Steven Ott. 40. From Affirmative Action to Affirming Diversity (1990) Roosevelt Thomas. 41. Toward a Feminist Perspective in Public Administration Theory (1990) Camilla Stivers. 42. The Ethics Challenge in Public Service (1992) Carol W. Lewis. 43. Breaking Through Bureaucracy (1992) Michael Barzelay with Babak J. Armajani. 44. Defining Public Value in Creating Public Value (1995) Mark H. Moore. Part V: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN A NEW CENTURY. 45. Information Technology and Democratic Governance (2002) Joseph S. Nye. 46. Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making (2002) Deborah Stone. 47. In the Face of Administrative Evil: Finding a Basis for Ethics in the Public Service (2004) Guy B. Adams and Danny L. Balfour. 48. Inside Collaborative Networks: Ten Lessons for Public Managers (2006) Robert Agranoff.

About the Author

Jay M. Shafritz is Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He is the author, co-author, or editor of over forty 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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Paperback: 606 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co; 4th edition (November 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030193826
• ISBN-13: 978-0030193828
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classics of Public Administration, August 10, 2000

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The selected readings provide a useful reference to classic public administration literature. The writings are presented in a general chronological order covering topics important to the various time periods. The book could be improved with an updated edition of current literature (stops around the Carter presidency.) An index would be helpful. Overall, a worthwhile addition to one's political science library. I refer to it often.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All The Gang Is Here!!! So, Should You!!!!!, May 3, 2010

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This book provides exposure to all the great classics of the field of Public Administration. All the keystone texts in the development of PA are provided with a brief essay describing the importance of each work to this discipline. You will not get a hands-on guide to administration, but you will get a good understanding of how PA has evolved within the United States and why topics being discussed came to the attention of individuals who study administration. Thus, you will see that some topics come up because of what is happening in the environment surrounding administrators. This will lead one to the conclusion that what scholars study may not be as important to those practicing administration.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Classics of Public Administration- A must read., April 16, 2009

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Classics of Public Administration (Paperback) by Jay M. Shafritz (Author), Albert C. Hyde (Author) is a definite, must read for anyone working or studying in the field of Public Admin.

A graduate level text that provides in one book, a comprehensive series of short articles by the founders of business culture and public administration dating back to the industrial revolution. A handy tool for managers, and business owners. as well as a necessary text for future administrators.