Public Administration

Design for Policy is the first publication to chart the emergence of collaborative design approaches to innovation in public policy. Drawing on con...

Although there have been other studies of elite administrators in France, Great Britain, Germany, and Russia, John Armstrong has made the first sys...

While many introductory public administration textbooks contain a dedicated chapter on ethics, The Public Administration Profession is the first to...

Professor Zolberg brings the factual material about the Ivory Coast's social, economic, and political development since 1961-1962. Originally publ...

The magnitude of investment, the long time-frames involved and the influence of pre-existing infrastructure on urban infrastructure provision make ...

Uniting theoretical bases and advancements in practice, the Routledge Handbook of Policy Design brings together leading experts in the academic fie...

Sound machinery of government is at the core of a well-functioning state. Written by an author with wide experience in public administration global...

Using theoretical frameworks to explore the political, organizational, and cultural dynamics of performance budgeting, this book examines the adopt...

Governance matters for social welfare. Better governed countries are richer, happier and have fewer social and environmental problems. Good governa...

Frederick Jackson Turner Award FinalistWinner of the David Montgomery AwardWinner of the Theodore Saloutos Book AwardWinner of the Betty and Alfred...

Studying compliance to uncover whether compliance is occurring, and what motivates it, is central to the broader study of governance. Contextualizi...

Many policy analysts – and citizens interested in public issues – believe that rigorous thought should be uncontaminated by values, which are merel...

“Ambitious, fast-paced, fact-filled, and accessible.”—Science“A compelling case for why achieving the right balance of time with our families…is vi...

Over the past forty years, conservatives have mastered the art of pursuing policy change across the states, while similar liberal efforts have flou...

There are many actions that we attribute, at least colloquially, to states. Given their size and influence, states are able to inflict harm far bey...

Promises of justice and equality made in the U.S. Constitution, numerous Amendments, and decisions of the Supreme Court are hallmarks of American c...

Studying Public Policy develops an analytical framework that will enable students to study public policy more effectively. The first of the books t...

Every organization is fundamentally in the business of behavior change, whether it be a government trying to get a business to comply with environm...

Chris O’Leary looks afresh at the reasons for prosocial work choices in the first substantive critique of Public Service Motivation (PSM). With cr...