State and Local Government Administration
Language: English
Published by Marcel Dekker, 1985
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- Title
- State and Local Government Administration
- Author
- Rabin, Jack, And Don Dodd, Editors
- Publisher
- Marcel Dekker
- Publication year
- 1985
- Condition
- UsedVeryGood
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0824773551
- ISBN 13
- 9780824773557
Addressing the major issues of state and local government administration, this introductory, core textbook is ideal for courses in state and local government administration, state government, municipal government, labour relations, public budgeting and decision making, policy making and personnel administration.
Offering reliable up-to-date information, this text provides A thorough understanding of state and local government administration and is current general trends. Britain by leading experts in their respective fields, this work contains in depth, authoritative examinations of four crucial areas: organisation and management-including management structures at various levels of government such as counties and special districts, and leadership functions; budgeting, decision-making, and financial management dash discussing state budgeting functions and limitations, and internal and external control mechanisms; policy making and policy implementation-demonstrating patterns within the executive and legislative branches as well as alternatives to municipal service delivery and the integration of Human Services management with delivery systems; And personal administration and labour relations-covering organisational training, employee benefits, unionism, and collective bargaining.
Know advanced undergraduate and graduate level public administration and political science students; public administrators and managers; And professionals in government agencies and institutes can meet the demands of this rapidly changing field with this outstanding text.
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About the Author
Jack Rabin is an Associate Professor of Administration and Chairman of the graduate programme in public affairs and Human Services administration at Ryder college, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He says as editor/ Co editor of several academic journals, including the International Journal of public administration.
Don Dodd is a Professor of American history at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama. He formerly held a joint appointment in the government department where he taught state and local government.
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