Download or read book Handbook of Public Administration, Second Edition written by W. Bartley Hildreth and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-09-19 with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bestselling reference examines all major areas in public administration from the enlightening perspectives of history and the five "great" concepts or theories framing each topic, including public budgeting, financial management, decision making, public law and regulation, and political economy. The American Reference Books Annual calls this ". . .stimulating and thought-provoking....thorough and inclusive....a valuable contribution.," and Canadian Public Administration said it is "....impressive...an extremely useful reference tool... the writing and analysis and the scope of the coverage make the volume a good investment for both government and university libraries."