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This book is designed to stimulate independent, constructive thinking on the importantissues in contemporary public management. This task is accomplished with carefullyconstructed scenarios that rigorously challenge readers' analytical and decision-makingskills on a number of real world issues. Some scenarios set the parameters of a situationand then require the reader to complete the scenario in the role of key actor.Keywords: public administration, public affairs, textbookPublic Administration: Balancing Power and Accountability. McKenney, Jerome B.and Howard, Lawrence C. CT: Greenwood Pub. 1998.http://info.greenwood.com/books/0275955/0275955648.htmlThis is a complete and up-to-date revision of the classic text for public administration,implementing the rule of law as a fundamental issue in American democracy in pursuit ofthe common interest. It presents public administration as a tension between the necessaryexercise of power and the search for responsiveness to achieve maximum accountabilityfrom public servants. The authors have initiated a new approach to the study of publicadministration by focusing on middle- and lower-level managers.Keywords: public administration, public affairs, textbookPublic Administration: Concepts and Cases 6 th ed. Stillman II, Richard J. Boston:Houghton Mifflin, 1996.http://college.hmco.com/catalog/main.htmlThe best-selling reader in the field pairs theoretical readings with contemporary casestudies to allow students to test theory against practice in major areas of publicadministration. The author focuses on relevant subjects, including decision-making,ethics, administrative power, communications, and implementation of policy. In the newedition, Stillman maintains the concept-case approach in updated form by incorporatingnew material concerned with 1990s administrative problems and issues.Keywords: public administration, public affairs, textbookPublic Administration in America. Gordon, George J., and Michael Milakovich E. NY:St. Martin's Press, Inc. 1997.http://www.stmartins.com/This graduate/undergraduate text places current issues in the field in their conceptual,380