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            Disclaimer.  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).

 

HADM 5501 / POLS 7900, “Health Care Systems” -- Fall Semester 2004

 

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)



POLS 6106, “State and Local Government” -- Summer Session 2007

Dye, Thomas R. and MacManus, Susan A.   Politics in States and Communities.  12th ed.  Upper Saddle River, N. J.:  Prentice-Hall, 2007.  (ISBN 0131930796)

 

 

 

POLS 6310, “Political Leadership” -- Summer Session 2007

 

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)

 

 

 

POLS 4111/6111, “The Presidency” -- Summer Session 2008

 

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)

 

Friedman, Barry D.  Regulation in the Reagan-Bush Era:  The Eruption of Presidential Leadership.  Pittsburgh, Penn.:  University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995 (reprinted 2009).  (ISBN 9780822960522)

 

 

POLS 6380, “Marketing for Nonprofit Institutions” -- Fall Semester 2009

 

Andreasen, Alan R., and Kotler, Philip.  Strategic Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations.  7th ed.  Upper Saddle River, N. J.:  Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.  (ISBN 9780131753723)


POLS 7200, “Seminar in Public Administration” -- Spring Semester 2007

 

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POLS 7220, “Politics and Bureaucracy” -- Fall Semester 2008

 

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)  

 

 

POLS 4390/7290, “Ethics in Public Service” -- Summer Session 2009

 

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.:  Wadsworth/Cengage, 2006.  (ISBN 9780534626457)

 

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) -- out of print, but available for purchase from Internet dealers (and will be on reserve at the Stewart Library)

 

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)

 

OPTIONAL:  Geuras, Dean, and Garofalo, Charles, eds.  Practical Ethics in Public Administration.  2d ed.  Vienna, Va.:  Management Concepts, 2005.  (ISBN 1-56726-161-2)

 

 

 


POLS 4330/7320, “Public Policy Analysis” -- Fall Semester 2009

 

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.:  [Pearson] Prentice Hall, 1993.  (ISBN 9780130609489)

 


POLS 7300, “Public Budgeting” -- Spring Semester 2008

 

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)

 

 

 

POLS 7380, “Public Personnel Administration” -- Spring Semester 2009

 

Hays, Steven W.; Kearney, Richard C.; and Coggburn, Jerrell D., eds.  Public Human Resource Management:  Problems and Prospects.  5th ed.  Upper Saddle River, N. J.:  Prentice Hall, 2009.  (ISBN 978-0-13-603769-9)

 

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 2006

 

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 2009

 

Meier, Kenneth J.; Brudney, Jeffrey L.; and Bohte, John.  Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration.  7th ed.  Belmont, Calif.:  Thomson Wadsworth, 2009.  (ISBN 978-0-495-50110-7)

 

 

POLS 7640, “Technology for Public Management” -- Spring Semester 2007

 

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 2008

 

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 2009

 

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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