Book Description
LeMay's "clash of values" approach gets to the heart of how administrators make decisions and implement public policy-and provides conceptual continuity to this provocative new text. Engaging, disparate case studies and examples grab the reader's imagination, capturing the full essence and intricacies of this unique area of political science. Fully integrated Internet resources keep the material up-to-date, and encourage students to explore topics through independent research.

About the Author
Well-known author of ten books in the field. Regular reviewer for International Migrations Review, Social Science Quarterly, National Civic Review, American Politics Quarterly, and Teaching Political Science. Frequent commentator for local television and radio shows and sought after by local print media for comments on state and local politics.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

LeMay's "clash of values" approach gets to the heart of how administrators make decisions and implement public policy-and provides conceptual continuity to this provocative new text. Engaging, disparate case studies and examples grab the reader's imagination, capturing the full essence and intricacies of this unique area of political science. Fully integrated Internet resources keep the material up-to-date, and encourage students to explore topics through independent research.

SYNOPSIS

This textbook is designed for an introductory undergraduate course in public administration. Throughout the text, LeMay (California State U., San Bernardino) focuses on values and their effect on public administration. Coverage includes, for example, the constitutional framework of federalism, the administration of public policy, personnel issues and unionism, the internal operations of bureaucracy, administrative law, the evaluation of public policy implementation, and budgetary politics.