Originally published in 1974, this book is a valuable contribution to the literature about the African context of public administration. .

1. Education and Research in Public Administration in Africa - An Overview Adebayo Adedeji Part 1: A General Review 2. Major Issues in Public Administration Education and Research for Development D. C. Stone 3. Assessing the Effectiveness of administrative Training in Africa J. H. Gilmer 4. African Institutes of Public Administration: Towards the End of the Beginning L. Rowland Part 2: Public Administration Education 5. The Rationale and Scope of Graduate Programmes in Public Administration in Africa Adebayo Adedeji 6. The Zaria Experience in Teaching Public Administration at Undergraduate Level Edward Muth and Roger Simmons 7. Undergraduate-Level Teaching in Public Administration in Africa: A Comparative Study of Francophone and Anglophone Approaches Ladipo Adamolekun 8. Teaching Public Administration in Congo-Kinshasa Jeswald W. Salacuse 9. Teaching Public Administration in Ghana D. K. Greenstreet and James Nti 10. Teaching Public Administration in Malawi Colin Baker 11. Teaching Public Administration in Nigeria Omorogbe Nwanwene 12. Teaching Public Administration in the Sudan Muddathir Abdel-Rahim 13. Teaching Public Administration in the United Arab Republic I. A. El Borollosy Part 3: Public Administration Research 14. An Historiographical Perspective on Administrative Studies in Africa A. H. M. Kirk-Greene 15. The Strategy for Basic Research D. J. Murray 16. Basic Research: Priorities and Strategies David Kimble 17. Research Methodology and Communication of Research Findings Goran Hyden Part 4: Some Non-African Comparisons 18. Australia R. N. Spann 19. France F. Gazier 20. The United Kingdom A. H. Hanson 21. The United States of America E. V. Mittlebeeler