The Next Public Administration

B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh. He has written extensively in the areas of public administration and public policy, both for the United States and comparatively. Among his recent publications are the Handbook of Public Administration and The Quest for Control: Politicization of the Public Service.I am a research professor in the department of political science, University of Gothenburg. I am also adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Nordland University in Bodö, Norway. I have held numerous overseas visiting appointments, most recently at the City University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne and University of Auckland.

Peters and Pierre provide students and scholars alike with an agile, in-depth, highly effective presentation of key themes in public administration, management and governance. For each topic they show us the roots in the past, the contemporary issues, the challenges ahead. A must-read.

• Public Administration in democratic governanceManagement and AdministrationBureaucrats versus Service Providers: Personnel in the Public SectorNeutrality and ResponsivenessFragmentation and StrategySimplicity vs. Complexity: Programs and ImplementationRationality versus Routine: How Do Public Organizations Make Decisions?Autonomy vs. IntegrationRationality vs. Incrementalism: Funding Public OrganizationsAuthority vs. DemocracyConclusions: The New Public AdministrationReferences