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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

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  • Global overview of public administration and public policy
  • Edited by internationally recognized scholars and practitioners of public administration
  • Touches upon a variety of theories, methodology and practical knowledge across the discipline
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (963 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-lxxxiv
  2. A

    1. Abortion as Social Policy

      • Adrieme S. Walker
      Pages 1-6
    2. Absenteeism in Organizations

      • Ann-Kristina Løkke
      Pages 6-11
    3. Abusive Leadership

      • Lindie H. Liang, Douglas J. Brown
      Pages 11-17
    4. ACA Design: Rethinking Selznick

      • Reginald Shareef
      Pages 17-22
    5. Accountability

      • Paolo Ricci
      Pages 22-27
    6. Accountability and Corruption, Europe

      • Bernardino Benito
      Pages 27-36
    7. Accountability and Ethics

      • Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud
      Pages 42-49
    8. Accountability in Tourism Governance

      • Michelle Scobie
      Pages 58-63
    9. Accountability Mechanisms

      • Adam Graycar
      Pages 63-68
    10. Accountability, Politics, and Power

      • Yousueng Han, Mehmet Akif Demircioglu
      Pages 68-75
    11. Accountability: Breaches and Trust

      • Faith Butta, Joanne G. Carman
      Pages 75-81
    12. Accounting for Employee Benefits

      • Yuri Biondi, Marion Boisseau-Sierra
      Pages 81-90
    13. Accounting for Public Debt and Deficit

      • Marion Boisseau-Sierra
      Pages 90-98
    14. Accounting for Public-Private Partnerships

      • Luís Viana, José António Moreira, Paulo Alves
      Pages 98-113
    15. Accounting of Hybrid Organizations

      • Enrico Bracci
      Pages 113-119
    16. Accounting Principles

      • Lasse Oulasvirta
      Pages 120-127
    17. Accrual Accounting

      • Adriana Tiron-Tudor
      Pages 127-133

About this book

This work serves as a comprehensive collection of global scholarship regarding the vast fields of public administration and public policy. Written and edited by leading international scholars and practitioners, this exhaustive resource covers all areas of the twin fields of study. In keeping with the multidisciplinary spirit of these fields, the entries make use of various theoretical, empirical, analytical, practical, and methodological bases of knowledge. The encyclopedia provides a snapshot of the most current research in public administration and public policy, covering such important areas as: 1. organization theory, behavior, change and development 2. administrative theory and practice 3. bureaucracy 4. public budgeting and financial management 5. public finance and public management 6. public personnel and labor-management relations 7. crisis and emergency management 8. institutional theory and public administration 9. law and regulations 10. ethics and accountability Relevant to professionals, experts, scholars, general readers, and students worldwide, this work will serve as the most viable global reference source for those looking for an introduction to the field.​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA

    Ali Farazmand

About the editor

Ali Farazmand is Professor of Public Administration at Florida Atlantic University, where he also teaches Intellectual Development (philosophy and theory) of Public Administration, Organization Theory and Behavior, Organization Change and Public Management, Public Personnel and Labor Relations, Collective Bargaining/Negotiation, Administrative Ethics and Accountability, Globalization and Sound Governance, Modern Systems of Government, and Bureaucratic Politics and Administrative Theory, and Executive Leadership.

Farazmand received his Ph.D. and MPA from the Maxwell School as well as an MS in Educational Administration from Syracuse University, and a BS in Business Administration from Tehran University. He is the author and editor of 24 books plus over 140 refereed journal articles and book chapters. He has published in Public Administration Review, Administration & Society, Public Organization Review, International Review of Administrative Sciences, Public Administration Quarterly, International Journal of Public Administration, and Public Budgeting and Finance. He is also the Founding Editor in Chief of Public Organization Review: a Global Journal, and the new Editor-in-Chief of Public Organization Review, International Journal of Public Administration.  Farazmand is a leading, globally recognized international scholar, and a global consultant on public administration and governance reforms, administrative ethics, organizational change and public management, organization design and performance, crisis and emergency management, public sector quality and productivity management, leadership, and globalization and global studies.  His original groundbreaking contributions to knowledge are recognized in various areas of social science: bureaucratic politics and administrative theory, chaos and transformation theories, institutional theory, crisis and emergency management, surprise management theory, organizational elite theory, sound governance, and globalization.

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