“A masterful summary of what policy analysts, public managers, and public service providers need to know and why.”

—Clay Wescott

Asian Development Bank

Manila

This volume

attempts to provide an authoritative, up-to-date resource and standard reference on the theory and practice of public management.

addresses strategy, policy processes, and governance as well as the bureaucratic concerns of public administration.

incorporates concepts from various other fields including economics, political science, management, sociology, and psychology reflecting this diversity.

provides ready information for students, researchers, scholars, and practitioners for a collection of terms that they are likely to come across in their everyday work.