Specifically crafted to give new life to public administration theory and practice by helping readers view the discipline through a variety of perspectives, this unique book brings together what has been learned in previous MPA courses without simply reha

Chapter 1 Introduction: Public Administration in Perspective; Part I Public Administration from Multiple Perspectives; Chapter 2 Public Administration from a Traditional Perspective; Chapter 3 Public Administration from a Business Perspective; Chapter 4 Public Administration from an Economic Perspective; Chapter 5 Public Administration from a Political Perspective; Chapter 6 Public Administration from a Critical Theory Perspective; Chapter 7 Public Administration from a Post-Structural Perspective; Chapter 8 Public Administration from a Psychoanalytic Perspective; Chapter 9 Public Administration from a Neuroscience Perspective; Chapter 10 Public Administration from a Feminist Perspective; Chapter 11 Public Administration from an Ethical Perspective; Chapter 12 Public Administration from a Data Perspective; Part II Synthesis for Theory and Practice; Chapter 13 Synthesizing: For Public Administration Planning; Chapter 14 Synthesizing: For Public Administration Managing; Chapter 15 Synthesizing: For What Underlies Public Administration; Chapter 16 Synthesizing: For the Public Administration Field; Chapter 17 Synthesizing: For Imaginative Creativity; Part III Public Administration as a Whole; Chapter 18 Contemplating: Public Administration on a Treadmill?;