Several features make this book stand out as an effective teaching and learning tool: Integration of Theory and Practice-The book integrates public administration theory and practice through the use of cases, historical examples and summary questions at the end of each chapter. Internal Summaries-The book includes tables and charts to summarize and distill the main features of each chapter. Master Cases-Each section of the book includes a master case that is integrated into the discussion of topics and principles covered in each subsequent chapter. Historical Context-The book provides students with a chronological development of four governing legacies that have remained at the center of public administration since the founding of the nation in 1787. Study Questions-Each chapter includes study questions to help guide students through the chapter, and to reflect upon the practical implications of topics discussed in each chapter. Bibliography-The book includes a comprehensive bibliography.

Several features make this book stand out as an effective teaching and learning tool: Integration of Theory and Practice-The book integrates public administration theory and practice through the use of cases, historical examples and summary questions at the end of each chapter. Internal Summaries-The book includes tables and charts to summarize and distill the main features of each chapter. Master Cases-Each section of the book includes a master case that is integrated into the discussion of topics and principles covered in each subsequent chapter. Historical Context-The book provides students with a chronological development of four governing legacies that have remained at the center of public administration since the founding of the nation in 1787. Study Questions-Each chapter includes study questions to help guide students through the chapter, and to reflect upon the practical implications of topics discussed in each chapter. Bibliography-The book includes a comprehensive bibliography.

This work presents an approach to the study of comparative politics that builds on the assumption that political actors and institutions operate within constructed communities of meaning, which in turn interface with other such communities.

This work presents an approach to the study of comparative politics that builds on the assumption that political actors and institutions operate within constructed communities of meaning, which in turn interface with other such communities.

A study of past and prospective business development around rail transit stations in the Washington DC area. Washington has one of the very few new and extensive rail transit systems in America, although expectations of transit system-induced revitalization in this area have not uniformly been met. This book develops an econometric model of local development (LOCDEV) around major public investments, applies it to the existing Washington transit system, and uses it to forecast future development levels around new stations. The book includes a user's guide to the LOCDEV model and concludes with reflections on modelling and forecasting.

In Active Duty: Public Administration as Democratic Statesmanship, a distinguished group of contributors examines the role of the American civil service under the Constitution. The common concern that unites the otherwise diverse approaches of the authors is the conception of public administration as a particular form of political activity. The contributors relate administrative issues to the broader questions of political life, such as political judgment and responsibility, the Constitution and constitutionalism, and the promotion of human liberty and the common good. They aim to encourage the administrator to become a democratic statesman. Present and prospective American civil servants, as well as political scientists and political philosophers, will find this book of interest.