Includes appendix, bibliographical references and index. Morgan, D. F., Green, R. T., Shinn, C. W., & Robinson, K. S. (2013). Foundations of public service (2nd ed.). Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.

A constitutional and political approach to public administration -- Part I: Public organizations and democratic governance -- The challenges and opportunities of public service -- Administrative discretion: issues and conflicts -- Democracy and administration -- The troubled history of American public administration -- Administrative ethics and responsibility -- Part II: Designing and managing organizational systems -- Organization structure and behavior -- A political history of public personnel administration -- Contemporary human resources management -- Part III: Financing and budgeting for the public's business -- Public revenue and financial management -- Budget formation and resource allocation -- Part IV: Strategic management of public organizations -- Public service leadership in a shared-power world -- The role of public administration in public policy and analysis -- Policy implementation and administrative law -- The future of American public administration