Acknowledged author Jay M. Shafritz wrote Classics of Public Administration comprising 656 pages back in 2016. Textbook and etextbook are published under ISBN 1305639030 and 9781305639034. Since then Classics of Public Administration textbook received total rating of 3.5 stars and was available to sell back to BooksRun online for the top buyback price of $31.72 or rent at the marketplace.
With this newly expanded eighth edition of CLASSICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, authors Jay M. Shafritz and Albert C. Hyde introduce students to the principles of public administration via the most significant scholarly writings on the topic. Straightforward and informative, this text begins its discussion with Confucius in ancient China and continues to today's political scientists. This edition includes 17 new readings and addresses the key fields of public administration: bureaucracy, organization theory, human resources management, the budgetary process, public policy, implementation, evaluation, intergovernmental relations, and public service ethics.