Written by two of the leading scholars in the field, this book explores public administration in the past, present and future, critically reviewing the modernization of public management reform. It reasserts public administration as an integral component of democratic governance and fostering a state-citizen relationship.

Wide-ranging in scope, The Next Public Administration:

• Extends basic public administration to consider issues associated with management, governance and democracy


• Covers core public administration concepts and their evolution through time


• Draws on an international spread of examples, bringing theoretical discussions to life


• Includes lists of further reading

Essential reading for students of public management and public administration.

• THE NEXT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION- FRONT COVER 2
• THE NEXT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 3
• COPYRIGHT 6
• CONTENTS 7
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS 8
• CHAPTER 1- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE 9
• CHAPTER 2- MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 23
• CHAPTER 3- BUREAUCRATS VERSUS SERVICE PROVIDERS: PERSONNEL IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR 38
• CHAPTER 4- NEUTRALITY VERSUS RESPONSIVENESS 54
• CHAPTER 5- FRAGMENTATION VERSUS STRATEGY 67
• CHAPTER 6- SIMPLICITY VERSUS COMPLEXITY: PROGRAMS AND IMPLEMENTATION 80
• CHAPTER 7- RATIONALITY VERSUS ROUTINE: HOW DO PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS MAKE DECISIONS? 95
• CHAPTER 8- AUTONOMY VERSUS INTEGRATION 112
• CHAPTER 9- RATIONALITY VERSUS INCREMENTALISM: FUNDING PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS 126
• CHAPTER 10- AUTHORITY VERSUS DEMOCRACY 141