The Public Administration Profession: Policy, Management, and Ethics

<p>While many introductory public administration textbooks contain a dedicated chapter on ethics, <i>The Public Administration Profession </i>is the first to utilize ethics as a lens for understanding the discipline. Analyses of the ASPA Code of Ethics are deftly woven into each chapter alongside complete coverage of the institutions, processes, concepts, persons, history, and typologies a student needs to gain a thorough grasp of public service as a field of study and practice. Features include:</p> <ul>\n<li>A significant focus on "public interests," nonprofit management, hybrid-private organizations, contracting out and collaborations, and public service at state and local levels.</li> <li>A careful examination of the role that religion may play in public servants’ decision making, as well as the unignorable and growing role that faith-based organizations play in public administration and nonprofit management at large.</li> <li>End-of-chapter ethics case studies, key concepts and persons, and dedicated "local community action steps" in each chapter.</li> <li>Appendices dedicated to future public administration and nonprofit career management, writing successful papers throughout a student’s career, and professional codes of ethics.</li> <li>A comprehensive suite of online supplements, including: lecture slides; quizzes and sample examinations for undergraduate and graduate courses containing multiple choice, true-false, identifications, and essay questions; chapter outlines with suggestions for classroom discussion; and suggestions for use of appendices, e.g., how to successfully write a short term paper, a brief policy memo, resume, or a book review.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Providing students with a comprehensive introduction to the subject while offering instructors an elegant new way to bring ethics prominently into the curriculum, <i>The Public Administration Profession </i>is an ideal introductory text for public administration and public affairs courses at the undergraduate or graduate level.</p>