Politics of the Administrative Process

• The new edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect
  
  • Administrative and political issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations in public administration.
  • The emerging issues of human capital, policy implementation, regulation, and organizational theory in complex organizational systems.
  • A new organizational structure for the introductory chapters, featuring a new chapter, to better frame the topics covered in the book.
  • New scholarship, data and events, giving students multiple opportunities to apply ideas and analysis as they read. 
    
    
• More than a dozen new case studies are included in the Ninth Edition, covering topics such as: 
  
  • “Preparing for the Next Pandemic"
  • "Do Sewers Hold the Clues to Polio?"
  • "The Biden Administration's Strategy for Employee Engagement"
  • "Can Your Smartphone Save Your Life?"
  • "The Problem of Water in Flint"
  • "The Student Loan Forgiveness Roller Coaster"
  • "Weaponizing the IRS"

KEY FEATURES:

• Engaging writing by renowned scholar, author, and columnist Don Kettl.
• A full-color interior design effectively showcases photos, as well as data in a range of tables, figures, maps, and charts.
• Every case study ends with “Questions to Consider” encouraging critical analysis.
• All chapters end with key concepts, for further reading, and suggested website lists.
• Bolded key terms, a full glossary, and a list of abbreviations and acronyms rounds out the book’s pedagogical tools.