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Author:   John J. Gargan (Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA) ,  Jack Rabin (Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg, Middletown, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   75
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.088kg
ISBN:  

9780824776602

ISBN 10:   0824776607
Pages:   698
Publication Date:   12 November 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Part 1 Factors affecting the context of state government administration: introduction and overview of state government administration; management consequences of the 1960-1990 modernization of state government; state administration andintergovernmental interdependency - coping with turbulent environments; the impact of political cultures on state government administration. Part 2 Basic state government management practices: governors as chief administrators and managers; theindependent political executive in state governance; budgeting in state government - control and management; developments in state government human resources administration; strategic planning in state government - a key to strategic management; theadministration of innovations in state government; administrative/management productivity in state government; policy research in state government; measuring results in state government. Part 3 Administration policies of state government: theadministration of state economic development policy; administration of state government rural development policy; the administration of state economic development - decision making amid uncertainty; the administration of developmental disabilities instate government; administrative and management issues in state human service programmes; state administration of welfare policies; administering rapid growth entitlements - the case of Medicaid; the management of state corrections policy -consequences ofgetting tough on crime; administration of state environmental policies; administration and management of public works in state government. Part 4 Concluding assessment: state government capacity challenges for the new century.

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