Albert C. Hyde was formerly a senior staff member and consultant at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, USA and most recently a visiting professor at Northern Illinois University.Jennifer Shea is Professor of Public Administration and Director of the School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at San Francisco State University, USA. Carletta F. Sims is Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, DC, USA. Eric Zeemering is Professor and Department Head for the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia, USA.

“Introducing Public Administration is an excellent textbook for students wishing to engage in and examine important and pressing issues facing public administration today. It provides an excellent overview, and details of why the study and practice of public administration is invaluable and more important than ever.”Brian S. Nakamura, Texas A&M University“Introducing Public Administration offers a balance of timely examples, clear writing, and topical expertise. Thematically organized topics enhance effectiveness. Discussions of ethics are situated within a variety of administrative practices, like program evaluation, nonprofit management, and human resources. It includes significant scholarship in each topic. It is relevant, clear, and comprehensive.”Arthur Sementelli, Florida Atlantic University

• 1. Defining Public Administration 2. The Political, Social, and Economic Environment of Public Policy and Its Administration 3. Social Equality and Equal Opportunity 4. The Architecture of Government and Administrative Reform 5. Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations 6. Nonprofit Organizations and Public Administration: Roles, Relations, and Governance 7. Organizations and Management 8. Futuring, Planning, and Government Regulation 9. Public Management and Technology 10. Human Resources Management and Labor Relations 11. Financing Government Services and Government Debt 12. Public Budgeting and Financial Management 13. Evaluation and Accountability 14. Leadership and Followership in Public Administration

Albert C. Hyde was formerly a senior staff member and consultant at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, USA and most recently a visiting professor at Northern Illinois University.Jennifer Shea is Professor of Public Administration and Director of the School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at San Francisco State University, USA. Carletta F. Sims is Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, DC, USA. Eric Zeemering is Professor and Department Head for the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia, USA.

“Introducing Public Administration is an excellent textbook for students wishing to engage in and examine important and pressing issues facing public administration today. It provides an excellent overview, and details of why the study and practice of public administration is invaluable and more important than ever.”Brian S. Nakamura, Texas A&M University“Introducing Public Administration offers a balance of timely examples, clear writing, and topical expertise. Thematically organized topics enhance effectiveness. Discussions of ethics are situated within a variety of administrative practices, like program evaluation, nonprofit management, and human resources. It includes significant scholarship in each topic. It is relevant, clear, and comprehensive.”Arthur Sementelli, Florida Atlantic University

• 1. Defining Public Administration 2. The Political, Social, and Economic Environment of Public Policy and Its Administration 3. Social Equality and Equal Opportunity 4. The Architecture of Government and Administrative Reform 5. Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations 6. Nonprofit Organizations and Public Administration: Roles, Relations, and Governance 7. Organizations and Management 8. Futuring, Planning, and Government Regulation 9. Public Management and Technology 10. Human Resources Management and Labor Relations 11. Financing Government Services and Government Debt 12. Public Budgeting and Financial Management 13. Evaluation and Accountability 14. Leadership and Followership in Public Administration