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This is a list of textbook adoptions from
recent semesters. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this list!
Sometimes, an instructor will submit a textbook adoption, and the bookstore will
notify him/her that the book is no longer available or that an earlier edition
is preferable (because of lower cost, etc.); thus, the decision of which
textbook(s) to adopt will change. If you use this Web page as a basis for
purchasing textbooks, I recommend that, regardless of the source from
which you obtain any textbooks, you refrain from doing anything that will impair
your ability to get a refund until you have gone to class and verified that you
have the correct textbook. If you
want to minimize your risk, purchase all textbooks from the NGCSU Campus
Connection bookstore and follow the bookstore's instructions (e.g.,
save your receipt).
Andersen,
Ronald M.; Rice, Thomas H.; and Kominski, Gerald F..
Changing the U. S. Health Care System:
Key Issues in Health Service Policy and Management.
2d ed. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass Inc., 2001. (ISBN 0-7879-5404-7)
OPTIONAL:
Barton, Phoebe Lindsey. Understanding
the U. S. Health Services System.
2d ed. Washington, D. C.:
AUPHA Press, 2003. (ISBN 1-56793-203-7)
Dye, Thomas R. and MacManus, Susan A. Politics in States and Communities. 12th ed. Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Prentice-Hall, 2007. (ISBN 0131930796)
Machiavelli, Niccolo. The Prince. New York: Penguin, 1999. (ISBN 0140449159)
Greenstein, Fred. The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to George W. Bush. 2d ed. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 2004. (ISBN 0691119090)
Mankiller, Wilma, and Wallis, Michael. Mankiller: A Chief and Her People. St. Martin's Griffin, 1999. (ISBN 9780312206623)
Shakur, Sanyika. Monster: The Autobiography of an L. A. Gang Member. New York: Penguin, 1993. (ISBN 0140232257)
Cohen, Jeffrey, and Nice, David. The Presidency. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2003. (ISBN 9780072390407)
Edwards, George C. III, and Wayne, Stephen J. Presidential Leadership: Politics and Policy Making. 7th ed. New York: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2006. (ISBN 9780534604028)
OPTIONAL: Friedman, Barry D. Regulation in the Reagan-Bush Era: The Eruption of Presidential Leadership. Pittsburgh, Penn.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995. (ISBN 9780822938781) (Out of print. Available on-line, or may be borrowed from the Stewart Library's reserve desk.)
Johnson,
William C. Public
Administration: Partnerships in
Public Service. 3d ed.
Long Grove, Ill.: Waveland
Press, Inc., 2004. (ISBN 1-57766-312-8)
Stillman,
Richard J. III. Public
Administration: Concepts and Cases.
8th ed. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005. (ISBN 0-618-31045-2)
In addition to the books listed below, a case-study collection, which you will also need to read, will be available.
Seidman,
Harold. Politics, Position, and
Power: The Dynamics of Federal
Organization. 5th ed.
New
York.: Oxford University
Press, 1998. (ISBN 0195090721)
Van Horn,
Carl E.; Baumer, Donald C.; and Gormley, William T. Jr.. Politics
and Public Policy. 3d ed.
Washington, D. C.: CQ Press,
2001. (ISBN 1-56802-483-5)
Note: The Gutmann and Thompson book is the required textbook. The other books are identified as being "recommended" or "optional." Because, in your case-study written assignments, you will be required to draw on source material, you will need to purchase some of the "recommended" or "optional" books and/or read the content of some of the books that will be on reserve at the Stewart Library. The Svara book is a very useful, compact book. The Sheeran book is a just-about-brilliant foundation book about ethics in public administration. The Richter and Burke reader contains articles by scholars and court opinions that may appeal to advanced, sophisticated students. Students may find the Geuras and Garofalo book to be the most difficult for finding source material that is applicable to your case-study assignments. Suggestion: Consider coming to the first class meeting before purchasing any of the "recommended" or "optional" books.
Gutmann, Amy, and Thompson, Dennis, eds. Ethics
& Politics: Cases and Comments.
4th ed. Belmont,
Calif.:
Thomson/Wadsworth, 2006. (ISBN 0-534-62645-9)
RECOMMENDED:
Svara,
James. The Ethics Primer for Public
Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations.
Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
2007. (ISBN 978-0-7637-3626-2)
OPTIONAL:
Sheeran,
Patrick J. Ethics in Public
Administration: A Philosophical
Approach. Westport, Conn.:
Praeger Publishers, 1993. (ISBN 0-275-94311-9)
OPTIONAL:
Richter, William L., and Burke, Frances,
eds. Combating Corruption, Encouraging Ethics: A Practical Guide
to Management Ethics. 2d ed.
Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield
Publishers, Inc, 2007. (ISBN 978-0-7425-4451-2)
Dye, Thomas R. Understanding Public Policy. 12th ed. Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008?. (ISBN 9780136131472)
Patton, Carl V., and Sawicki, David S. Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning. 2d ed. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice Hall, 1993. (ISBN 9780130609489)
POLS 7300, “Public Budgeting” -- Spring Semester 200
Rubin, Irene S. The Politics of Public Budgeting: Getting and Spending, Borrowing and Balancing. 5th ed. Washington, D. C.: CQ Press, 2006. (ISBN 1-933116-06-4)
Hays,
Steven W., and Kearney, Richard C., eds.
Public Personnel Administration:
Problems and Prospects. 4th ed.
Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Prentice
Hall, 2003. (ISBN 0-13-041378-X)
Reeves,
T. Zane. Cases in Public
Human Resource Management. 2d ed. Belmont,
Calif.: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006. (ISBN 0534602401)
POLS 7460, “Local Government Administration” -- Spring Semester 200
Watson, Douglas J., and Hassett, Wendy L., eds. Local Government Management: Current Issues and Best Practices. Armonk, N. Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 2003.
POLS 7600, “Statistics for Public Management” -- Spring Semester 2006
Meier, Kenneth J.; Brudney, Jeffrey L.; and Bohte, John. Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration. 6th ed. Belmont, Calif.: Thomson Wadsworth, 2006. (ISBN 0-534-60268-1)
POLS 7640, “Technology for Public Management” -- Spring Semester 200
Garson, G. David. Public Information Technology and E-Governance: Managing the Virtual State. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett, 2006.
POLS 7660, “Operations Management for Public Administration” -- Fall
Semester 200
Metters, Richard; King-Metters, Kathryn; Pullman, Madeleine; and Walton, Steve. Successful Service Operations Management. 2d ed. Mason, Ohio: Thomson South-Western, 2006. (ISBN 0-324-22437-0 -- be sure to order this book using this ISBN number so that you obtain the accompanying compact discs)
POLS 7890, “Public Management” -- Spring Semester 2008
Starling,
Grover.
Managing the Public Sector.
8th ed.
Belmont, Calif.: Cengage Learning, 2007. (ISBN 9780495189954)
Swiss, James E. Public Management Systems: Monitoring and Managing Government Performance. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice Hall, 1991. (ISBN 9780137375455)
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