Marc Holzer and Richard W. Schwester have written a textbook that
is distinct from the dozens of introductory public administration
books now in the academic marketplace. Their vision is a unique
blend of substance and style-a text that is both informative and
enlivening, capturing the evolving nature of the field. The book
explores the traditional, essential elements of public
administration such as organizational theory, human resource
management, leadership, program evaluation and policy analysis,
budgeting, and the politics of public administration. Artwork
depicts bureaucratic issues, reinforcing each chapter's themes and
creating an informative and aesthetically engaging textbook, while
charts, graphs, diagrams, and illustrations add dimensions to the
text's overviews of public administration. New to this edition are
three sections that provide a natural flow and progression of the
material. Section I provides the theoretical construct of public
administration, section II provides actionable material for public
administrators, while section III deals with the future of public
organizations through the lens of performance improvement and the
techniques available to achieve such improvement. Each chapter is
complemented by key terms and supplementary readings, and video
cases and simulations offer a gateway to engaging students,
encouraging them to immerse themselves in virtual problem-solving
experiences-testing theory and skills through real-time practical
applications. Students will deal with issues related to
unemployment, budgeting, the environment, crime and education. The
book is accompanied by a comprehensive online Instructors' Manual,
complete with PowerPoint slides for each chapter, case studies,
relevant YouTube videos to illustrate chapter content, additional
artwork, webinars, and relevant films and tv shows to better engage
students in important themes of public service. This text, then, is
very much a dynamic learning system designed to enliven the
teaching of public administration, improve the learning experience,
and help motivate students of public service to become
problem-solving public servants.
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