Public Management in Global Perspective

Written by two authors with a wide range of experience in international affairs, this introductory text addresses both the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the world, including a succinct but thorough overview of PA in the United States. It combines solid conceptual foundations with strong coverage of nuts-and-bolts how to topics, such as personnel management, procurement, and budgeting, and covers both developed countries and developing and transitional economies. The book's chapters are organized into four major sections: government functions and organization; management of government activity; interaction between government and citizens; and prospects of administrative reform. Plentiful illustrations and examples throughout the book, and What to Expect sections and discussion questions in each chapter, make this an ideal text for any PA course that takes a global perspective.

Hazel M. McFerson is Associate Professor of Public and International Affairs and Associate of the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, and previously taught at University of South Pacific in Fiji and University of Asia and Pacific in Manila.