MANAGING LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN PRACTICE

THIS BOOK PROVIDES A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF HOW PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS MANAGE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. USING EXAMPLES FROM THE UNITED STATES, IT EXPLORES SIX DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGAL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; BUDGETING AND PUBLIC FINANCE; THE POLITICAL DIMENSION; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS. AS WELL AS THEORY, THE AUTHORS ADDRESS SUCH PRACTICAL ISSUES AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, CULTURE AND RECREATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION AND WASTE DISPOSAL.