Public management in global perspective / Salvatore Schiavo-Campo and Hazel M. McFerson.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 483-495) and index.

Public administration in the century of interdependence -- The genesis and roles of government -- Setting and enforcing government regulations -- Policy-making machinery and the organization of central government -- Decentralization and the organizational architecture of subnational government -- Managing the money : preparing, implementing, and monitoring the budget -- Managing the people I : employment and wage policy -- Managing the people II : personnel administration and development -- Managing the purchases and the contracts : public procurement -- Managing for results : performance, monitoring, and evaluation -- Accountability : "exit," "voice," and institutions -- Participation and social capital -- Transparency : information, the media, and e-governance -- The rule of law : assuring public integrity and preventing corruption -- Public administration reform in developed countries -- The way forward : progress, not fashion.