Informed by a "5 R" framework (reconceptualizing purpose, redefining rationality, recapitalizing human assets, reengaging resources, and revitalizing democratic constitutionalism), this book bridges the gap between theory and practice. In this collection of articles revised for book format, the Durants expertly draw out themes, issues, problems, and prospects in their preface and section introductions. Bulleted lessons and practical take-aways are also added for the busy practitioner and researcher. This book is a 'one stop shop' for cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral, and cross-professional exchanges on contemporary challenges, choices, and opportunities facing public administrators today.

Rethinking Administrative Rationality in a Democratic Republic. Managing Successful Organizational Change in the Public Sector. Back to the Future? Performance-Related Pay, Empirical Research, and the Perils of Persistence. From "Need to Know" to "Need to Share": Tangled Problems, Information Boundaries, and the Building of Public Sector Knowledge Networks. Toward "Strong Democracy" in Global Cities? Social Capital Building, Theory-Driven Reform, and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Experience. Reinventing Administrative Prescriptions: The Case for Democratic-Constitutional Impact Statements and Scorecards. Recapitalizing Organizational Capacity. Betting on the Future with a Cloudy Crystal Ball? How Financial Theory Can Improve Revenue Forecasting and Budgets in the States. Managing Public Service Contracts: Aligning Values, Institutions, and Markets. A Return to Spoils? Revisiting Radical Civil Service Reform in the United States. A Solution in Search of a Problem? Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and the New Governance. Reconceptualizing Institutions for New Policy Challenges. Is the World "Flat" or "Spiky? Rethinking the Governance Implications of Globalization for Economic Development. Spanning "Bleeding" Boundaries: Humanitarianism, NGOs, and the Civilian-Military Nexus in the Post-Cold War Era. Left High and Dry? Climate Change, Common-Pool Resource Theory, and the Adaptability of Western Water Compacts.