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Textbooks in Public Administration and Public AffairsGenerally speaking, a textbook is a publication used by schools or colleges for the formalstudy of a subject. Although always written by a specific individual, a textbook is thecumulative intellectual fruit of scholars in certain subjects, and offers a sketch of thewhole subject or discipline. Textbooks can be used by beginners or others as a startingpoint to begin their exploration of a certain field, and can also be used by researchers asvaluable tools to examine the whole system of knowledge in specific arenas. Normally, atextbook is updated every 2 or 3 years in order to reflect the new developments in thediscipline and the interaction of theory and practice. This bibliography of textbooks inpublic administration and public affairs includes the most widely recognized textbooks inthe field, and covers virtually every important topic in public administration and publicaffairs, public administration theory, public organizations, public budgeting, publicpersonnel management, not-for-profit management, public finance, public performancemeasurement, public economics, etc.ADMINISTRATIVE ETHICSAmerican Compact: James Madison and The Problem of Founding (AmericanPolitical Thought). Rosen, Gary. University Press of Kansas, 1999.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0700609601/qid=1081572975/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9017480-0915921?v=glance&s=booksRosen's American Compact is a thoughtful and often insightful attempt to come to termswith Madison's political thought. It advances our understanding of Madison's reflectionson the liberal foundations of government and, in particular, the place of the ConstitutionalConvention. And it provides new insight into how Madison himself came to understandthe broad differences between himself and Jefferson and HamiltonKeywords: public administration, ethics, textbookA Practical Companion to Ethics. Weston, Anthony. NY: Oxford University Press,1996.http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_books2.php/book_id=10144970/We make decisions, form opinions, and take action on the basis of our moral character.But what are the underlying moral standards which guide us in these important mentaland physical activities? A Practical Companion to Ethics deals with the specific attitudesand skills that make ethics work: a willingness to think for oneself, creative andintegrative problem solving, and keeping an open mind.359