Foundations of Public Service

Designed to serve as a basic text for an introductory course in Public Administration, this innovative work provides students with an understanding of the basic management functions that are covered in all standard textbooks with two important differences: It is written with the needs of both the experienced practitioner and the aspiring entry-level public servant in mind. Case examples bridge the context-rich environment of practitioners with the basic principles of public administration sought by pre-service students and the discussion of the basic management practices is grounded in the political and ethical tensions inherent to the American constitutional form of governance.