Public Administration Evolving From Foundations to the Future [Hardcover]

Public Administration Evolving: From Foundations to the Futuredemonstrates how the theory and practice of public administration has evolved since the early decades of the twentieth century. Each chapter approaches the field from a unique perspective and describes the seminal events that have been influential in shaping its evolution.

This book presents major trends in theory and practice in the field, provides an overview of its intellectual development, and demonstrates how it has professionalized. The range from modernism to metamodernism is reflected from the perspective of accomplished scholars in the field, each of whom captures the history, environment, and development of a particular dimension of public administration. Taken together, the chapters leave us with an understanding of where we are today and a grounding for forecasting the future.

Foreword, Richard Stillman  Preface, Mary E. Guy and Marilyn M. Rubin  1. The Public Context David H. Rosenbloom  2. From Intergovernmental to Intersectoral Donald F. Kettl  3. From Trust to Doubt: The Federal Governments Tough Challenges Chester A. Newland  4. From Local to Global Donald E. Klingner  5. From Silos to Networks; Hierarchy to Heterarchy Rosemary OLeary  6. From Administration to Management Kaifeng Yang  7. From Outputs to Outcomes Kathryn E. Newcomer  8. From Paper to Cloud Jooho Lee and B.J. Reed  9. From Sameness to Differentness Norma M. Riccucci  10. From Equality to Social Equity Susan Gooden  11. Seventy-Five Years of Professionalization Jeremy Plant  12. From Ethical Expectations to Professional Standards James H. Svara  13. Looking Back,l³r