Public Administration & Management

Ethics—in all its exemplary and exhausting forms—matters. It deals with the most gripping question in public life: "What is the right thing to do?" Now in a thoroughly revised second edition, Public Service Ethics: Individual and Institutional Responsibilities introduces readers to this personally r..

Public Service Values is written specifically for graduate and undergraduate courses in public administration, wherever a discussion of public service ideals might enrich the learning experience and offer students a better understanding of daily practice.  Well-grounded in scholarly literature and w..

Public Service Values is written specifically for graduate and undergraduate courses in public administration, wherever a discussion of public service ideals might enrich the learning experience and offer students a better understanding of daily practice.  Well-grounded in scholarly literature and w..

Thoroughly updated, more concise than the previous edition, and available for the first time in paperback,..

Thoroughly updated, more concise than the previous edition, and available for the first time in paperback,..

This landmark volume brings together leading social scientists including B Guy Peters, Anthony Cheung and Jon Pierre to systematically discuss emerging patterns of the reassertion of the state in the delivery of essential public services. Its coverage includes education, health care, transport and w..

By highlighting empirical studies from international regions to emphasize theoretical discussions, Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development encourages students to think further about the subject and to analyze specific areas through suggested research assignments. This textbook introduc..

A comparative analysis of results from one community to another across a wide range of case studies, this book puts into clear context the observations about what works not only in one locale but in communities with common features facing common issues and getting similar results. Using case studies..

Rethinking Public Sector Compensation..

Rethinking Public Sector Compensation..

This book explains how sports centers factor into downtown economies. Dubious planning decisions surrounding large-scale centers have led to stagnation rather than revitalization. But with the right planning, design, and financing, large-scale centers can be integrated into a development area with s..

Presented in the author’s characteristic no-holds-barred style of wit and candor, this book casts a harsh light on the current state of American policy. The author argues this isn’t American entitlement run amuck. Rather, he suggests there really is a powerful disconnect. But, he assures us hope is ..