Classics of Public Administration / Edition 5

by Jay M. Shafritz, Albert C. Hyde, Sandra J. Parkes

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780155062603
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	11/10/2003
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

Jay M. Shafritz is professor emeritus of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 40 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.


Albert C. Hyde is Senior Scholar in Residence in the Department of Public Administration and Policy School of Public Affairs at American University. He has been an advisory consultant for the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service on federal policy and strategy development. From 1992 to 2008, he was a senior consultant for the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.. His academic experience includes directing public administration programs at San Francisco State University and the University of Pittsburgh. He holds an MPA and a PhD from the State University of New York at Albany.

Table of Contents

Part I: Early Voices and the First Quarter Century (1880's to 1920's). Part II: The New Deal to Mid-Century (1930-1950). Part III: The 1950's and 1960's. Part IV: The 1970's and 1980's. Part V: The 1990's.

Editorial Reviews

"It's part of the public administration DNA."— John Kiefer, University of New Orleans

"For as long as I can remember, this book has been a staple."— Lawson Veasey, Jacksonville State University

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