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Public Management Reform and Innovation Research, Theory, and Application.Frederickson ,George and Jocelyn Johnston M. AL: University of Alabama Press. 1999.http://www.uapress.ua.edu/authors/freder99.htmlLeading scholars present the most complete, as well as the most advanced, treatment ofpublic management reform and innovation available. Given the growing desire toreinvent government, there are hard questions to be asked: Is the private sector marketmodel suitable and effective when applied to reforming public and governmentalorganizations? What are the major political forces affecting reform efforts in publicmanagement? How is public management reform accomplished in a constitutionaldemocratic government? How do the values of responsiveness, professionalism, andmanagerial excellence shape current public management reforms? In this volume, editorsH. George Frederickson and Jocelyn M. Johnston bring together scholars with a sharedinterest in empirical research to confront head-on the toughest questions public managersface in their efforts to meet the demands of reform and innovation. Throughout the book,the authors consider the bureaucratic resistance that results when downsizing andreinvention are undertaken simultaneously, the dilemma public managers face whenelected executives set a reform agenda that runs counter to the law, and the mistakenbelief that improved management can remedy flawed policy.Keywords: public administration, public management, textbookPublic Management Systems: Monitoring & Managing Government Performance.Swiss, James. NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/013737545X/qid=1081551370/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9017480-0915921?v=glance&s=booksThis overview demonstrates how government managers can set agency goals and monitorresults. Focuses on two types of management systems — performance monitoringsystems and management by objectives (MBO). Treats all levels of government,emphasizing the political environment. Suggests specific, practical ways to integrategenerated performance information into such areas as budgeting, personnel, andproductivity management. Discusses ways that managers can set up results centers,patterned on business profit centers. Uses real-life examples and applies concepts withshort, fictional case studies.Keywords: public administration, public management system, textbookReinventing Government or Reinventing Ourselves: The Role of Citizen Owners inMaking a Better Government. Schachter, Hindy Lauer. NY: State University of NewYork, 1997.391