Philip G. Joyce - Böcker

Scholars and practitioners of public management have stressed the importance of such varied concepts as efficiency, process, systems and capacity as key to running effective government programmes. While acknowledging the usefulness of each of these criteria, the authors of this book argue that one quality above all is crucial to the overall performance of government: effective management. Examining government performance at the federal, state and local levels, the authors present analyses of public management systems in all 50 US states, the 35 largest cities, 40 large counties and a number of federal agencies. They examine systems for financial management, human resources management, information technology management, capital management and systems for managing results. While acknowledging the political context of all public administration systems, they argue that effective management of these systems nevertheless provides the key to good government performance.

Scholars and practitioners of public management have stressed the importance of such varied concepts as efficiency, process, systems, and capacity as key to running effective government programs. While acknowledging the usefulness of each of these criteria, the authors of Government Performance argue that one quality above all is crucial to the overall performance of government: effective management. Examining government performance at the federal, state, and local levels, the authors present analyses of public management systems in all fifty states, the thirty-five largest cities, forty large counties, and a number of federal agencies. They examine systems for financial management, human resources management, information technology management, capital management, and systems for managing results. While acknowledging the political context of all public administration systems, they argue that effective management of these systems nevertheless provides the key to good government performance.

Public Budgeting Systems, Tenth Edition is the most comprehensive and balanced treatment of the current state of budgeting throughout all levels of the United States government. Current and prospective public managers, accordingly, often succeed or fail in their careers based in large part on whether they are intelligent consumers of financial data and have an adequate understanding of the budget process. By providing a detailed overview of all budgeting and financial management, the book enables students to gain an appropriate understanding of a complex topic.Significantly updated, the Tenth Edition has been revised to include:- Updated data, references and more timely examples throughout.- An expansive discussion of the COVID-19 recession, and a special appendix discussing the fiscal effects of the pandemic.- Up to date information on tax revenues, including the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, sales taxes on online purchases, cannabis sales, and legalization of sports betting in some states.- Significantly revised chapter on the Congressional budget process.- Recent developments in information technology security, including both security breaches and new cybersecurity protocols.- Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 eBook Access to read your digital textbook online or offline, on computers, tablets, and mobile devices.