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Author Kehs, Stephen

Title Public Administration for Planners Leadership and Responsibility in Theory and Practice
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (274 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1 Introducing Public Administration -- Chapter 1 An Overview of the Book -- Introduction -- Why is Public Administration so Important? -- One State, Deep State, Red State, Blue State -- Why a Planner's Perspective? -- About this Book -- Parts and Chapters -- Chapter 2 The Origins of Public Administration -- The Evolution of Public Administration -- Geography and the Silk Road -- The Impact of History on Public Administration -- The Importance of Civic Engagement -- The Bolshevik Revolution
The Rise of Fascism -- Civic Engagement in the United States -- Issues and Questions for Further Discussion -- Notes -- Additional Readings -- Chapter 3 The Constitution, Our Founding Fathers and Our System of Government -- An Historical Overview -- The Constitution -- The Federal System of Government -- Levels and Branches of Government -- The Evolution of the Executive Branch -- Presidents and Executive Power -- Abraham Lincoln -- Franklin Roosevelt -- Lyndon Johnson -- Barack Obama -- Franklin Pierce -- William Howard Taft -- Richard Nixon -- Ronald Reagan -- The Legislative Branch
The Supreme Court, Case Law and the Evolution of Constitutional Authority -- Marbury v. Madison -- The Dred Scott Decision -- Plessey v. Ferguson and Brown v. School Board -- The Miranda Case -- Roe v. Wade -- U.S. v. Nixon -- The Bakke Case and Affirmative Action -- National Federation of Business v. Sebelius -- Obergefell v. Hodges -- Kelo v. the City of New London -- The Beauty of the Constitution and How It Distinguishes the U.S. from Other Countries -- Summary -- Issues and Questions for Further Discussion -- Notes -- Additional Readings
Chapter 4 The Civil Service and Civic Responsibility -- Introduction -- The Professional Civil Service System -- Your Role as an Administrator and Citizen -- Why Is This Important? -- A Hypothetical Public Administration Case Study -- The Chattingham Falls Child Abuse Scandal -- The Story Goes Public -- Issues and Questions for Further Discussion -- Notes -- Additional Readings -- Part 2 Management and Public Administration -- Chapter 5 Organizational and Management Structure -- Understanding Organization and Structure -- Organizing Public Agencies -- Benefits and Weaknesses
Ensuring a Sound Management Structure -- Organizational Dynamics -- Linking Dynamics and Management -- Marooned on the Moon Classroom Discussion -- The Hawthorne Electric Plant Experiment -- Issues and Questions for Further Discussion -- Notes -- Additional Readings -- Marooned on the Moon Answer Sheet -- Scoring Summary -- Chapter 6 Some Day-to-Day Management Responsibilities -- Introduction -- Some Typical Responsibilities of Public Administrators -- Hiring -- Ensuring Discipline -- Good Discipline Requires a Strong Administrative Context -- The Personnel Manual
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Implementing the Personnel Manual
Subject Public administration -- United States
Public administration -- United States -- Planning
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781000643190
1000643190