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Handbooks of Public Administration and Public AffairsHandbooks supply a comprehensive overview of the major research perspectives andtopics in specific disciplines, and are utilized by academicians and students as importantsources to understand the disciplines at large or to develop research topics orbibliographies. Those listed below are primary published handbooks in publicadministration, public policy and related areas. Other types of handbooks that offerpractical information for practitioners are also included.Accounting and Accountability in Public Administration. Brown, R.E., Washington,D.C.: American Society for Public Administration.1988.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0936678119/qid=1082139178/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-7658654-0096848?v=glance&s=booksThis PAR Classic takes an in-depth look at accounting and accountability in the world ofpublic administration today.Keywords: accountability, government accounting, handbookA Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Dunn, C., Oxford University Press,2003.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195415108/qid=1082141973/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-1404922-2673704?v=glance&s=booksThe Handbook of Canadian Public Administration reflects on the historical approaches tothe study and practice of public administration, while considering some of the new 'hotissues' in the field, such as: new public management; alternative service delivery;information and communications technology; voluntary sector and the role of municipalgovernments. It also looks at specific policy areas such health care, regulation ofbiotechnology, and Aboriginal self-government. Every chapter is written by an expert inthe field and follows a format that is consistent throughout the book. Each selection looksfirst at the history of the topic in question, then at its current state, and ends by examiningpossible future directions. The volume has both individual chapter introductions and ageneral introduction providing the context, structure, and aims of the work as a whole.There is an emphasis on the history of the area--the history of ideas, issues, or policiesand a description of the current status and possible future developments of the area.Keywords: Canadian public administration, handbookAmerican Public Administration: Patterns of the Past. Fesler, J.W., Washington,170