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Public Policy and Public Administration 0.1 1. Policymaking & Policy
Analysis
1. Policymaking & Policy Analysis
A textbook which provides practical introduction to cost-benefit analysis through problem solving. Numerous illustrations and examples show students how theories and techniques are applied to real-world situations. This book can stand alone as a comprehensive introductory and advanced text on CBA.
A very concise introduction to the concept of ‘policy’, which addresses questions such as: what do we mean by policy? who makes it? where is it made? what is it for? how does it relate to ‘politics’ or ‘management’? what is it that policy workers do?
Although this is not a book for beginners, it provides a concise synthesis of much of the advice given in other books on policy analysis. A "cookbook" of policy analysis which brings together practical tools in a useful way.
A concise guide to developing policy which highlights the political nature of financial decisions. Although American, it is not closely tied to actual US conditions. Its real value is the clear explanation of the roles different actors play in policy making and their real or alleged contribution to 'improved social problem solving'. Lindblom is a living classic; his idea of 'incremental' analysis/policy making -- introduced in the book -- has provoked a debate which has been lasting for 40 years.
A compendious, clearly written introduction, divided into four parts. Part One provides an overview of the basic concepts, models and paradigms of the discipline. Part Two examines the "pre-decision" dimension of policymaking (the process of problem and issue definition, agenda formation, policy networks, etc.). Part Three reviews the process through which policy decisions are made. Part Four, on "delivery analysis", looks at the implementation and evaluation stages of policymaking.
A fascinating, well-written book on the complexities of policy making and analysis. The book's broad view summarizes a range of opposing ideas on basic social political values, then guides the reader through the process of analysing problems and defining solutions. Stone argues against a purely technocratic conception of policymaking, pointing to the underlying political nature of supposedly ‘value-neutral’ policy decisions.
This book is unique among books with similar titles. It provides a conceptual framework of governmental intervention (functions of state) which is theoretical and at the same time operational. It covers in a comprehensive manner most aspects of policy analysis, be it economic, political science, organizational studies, etc. A real success in the US, most widely used in courses. Though all examples are from the US, the concepts and approaches are general, and are not tied to US setting.
A concise reader of baisc texts specially collected for publication in Estonia in 1997; the editor has rewritten the introductory essay to make it of general relevance to postcommunist countries. CONTENTS: 1. Preface and Acknowledgments (W. Drechsler); 2. "Public Administration as 'State Science' " (W. Drechsler); 3. "Verwaltungslehre" (Heinrich Herrfahrdt); 4. "Public Health in Ancient Rome" (O.F. Robinson ); 5. Was billig und recht ist (1527; Johann Oldendorp); 6. Introduction to ‘Verwaltungslehre und Verwaltungsrecht' (Lorenz v. Stein); 7. "Die legale Herrschaft mit bureaukratischem Verwaltungsstab" (Max Weber); 8. "Models of Bureaucracy" (David Beetham); 9. "Weberian political sociology" (David Beetham); 10. “Verwaltungsmodernisierung zwischen Notwendigkeit und Mode" (Eberhard Laux); 11. "Die Grenzen des Experten." (Hans-Georg Gadamer); 12. The Authors and their Essays (Wolfgang Drechsler).
A comparative examination of the political and policy-making roles of public bureaucracies. CONTENTS 1. The Persistence, Growth and Change of Government and Administration; 2. Political Culture and Public Administration; 3. The Recruitement of Public Administrators; 4. Problems of Administrative Structure; 5. Politics and Public Administration; 6. The Politics of Bureaucracy; 7. Paying for Government: The Budgetary Process; 8. The Politics of Administrative Accountability; 9. Public Administration in the 1990s.
“New public management” is a topical phrase to describe how management techniques from the private sector are being applied to public services. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the main theoretical models of public sector management, and examines the key changes that have occurred as more and more public services are contracted out to private organisations, as the public sector itself grapples with 'internal markets'. Drawing on economics, organisational theory and poliltics, za leading political scientist presents new public management from an analytical perspective. This book uses game theory and empirical studies in order to assess the pros and cons of new public management.
A collection of essays by a group of twenty authors who review the progress of new management initiatives in the European public sphere. The two primary areas of focus are the public organization -- its structure, processes, and culture -- and the public manager.
One of the rare books which systematically looks at ways of measuring and improving public sector productivity. The basic idea -- to get more from government with less money -- is an attractive one, but not easy to put into practice. The governments of postcommunist states are faced with the necessity of budget constraints, but most policymakers know very little about the notion and practice of productivity improvement in public organizations.
4. Transparency, Corruption & Public Service Ethics
A collection of American, British and Scandinavian texts on 'governmental ethics', published in Hungarian translation in 1997. CONTENTS: 1. R.A. Chapman: Ethics in Public Service; 2. J.S. Bowman: Ethics in Government: A National Survey of Public Administrators; 3. D.F. Thompson: The Possibility of Administrative Ethics; 4. T.L.Cooper: Hierarchy, Virtue, and the Practice of Public Administration: A Perspective of Normative Ethics; 5. J A. Rohr: The Problem of Professional Ethics; 6. D.H.Rosenbloom: The Constitution as a Basis for Public Administrative Ethics; 7. D.T. Yates, Jr.: Hard Choices: Justifying Bureaucratic Decisions; 8. D.J. Amy: Why Policy Analysis and Ethics Are Incompatible; 9. D.F. Thompson: The Moral Responsibility of Many Hands; 10. R.A. Chapman: Reasons of State and the Public Interest: A British Variation of the Problem of Dirty Hands; 11. B.G. Peters: Tragic Choices: Administrative Rulemaking and Policy Choice; 12. D.F. Thompson: Ethics in Congress; 13. C. Campbell SJ: Public Service and Democratic Accountability; 14. L. Lundquist: Freedom of Information and the Swedish Bureaucrat; 15. R. Kleeman: Gray Areas of Federal Ethics Law; 16. R.E. Norton: Who Wants to Work in Washington?; 17. P. Finn: The Law and Officials; 18. G.J. Szablowski: Administrative Discretion and the Protection of Human Rights: Public Servants Duty to take Rights Seriously; 19. B.J. O’Toole: Trade Union and Ethics in the Public Service.
A textbook on government finance written by Central Europeans. Translations are underway into Hungarian and Russian (in Kyrgyzstan); Romanian, Slovenian and Serbian translations are planned. (Note: Each chapter below is followed by a case study.) PART 1: THEORY OF PUBLIC FINANCE 1. Role of government (G.Wright); 2.Economic and social basis for government actions (J.Nemec); 3. Public finance in political systems (T.M.Horvath); PART 2: TAXATION AND REVENUE SOURCES 4. Principles of taxation (M.Hoegye); 5. Forms of taxation (K.Kubatova); 6. Changing tax systems (A.Vancurova); 7.Non-tax revenue sources (Z.Sevic); PART 3: PUBLIC EXPENDITURES 8. Public expenditures (B.Hamernikova, A.Maaytova); 9. Expenditures analysis (J.Nemec); PART 4: SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC FINANCE 10. Alternative service delivery (G.Peteri); 11. Local government issues (S.Capkova). Published in English by the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe; e-mail <nispa@nispa.sk>. |
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