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Chapter 1- Public Administration: The People's Business
Public administration,
Government,
Governance
8  cards
Chapter 2- The Mosaic of American Governments
Constitutional bases of governmen...,
3 branches of the us government,
The two basic types of local gove...
19  cards
Chapter 3- Administration in The Federal Network
Federalism,
Inter governmental relations,
Dual federalism 1789 1860
17  cards
The Interstate Highway System Reading
What was the purpose and need of ...,
What were the problems and issues...,
How did the federal government ad...
5  cards
Local Government Consolidation Reading
What are some of the pros of cons...,
What does economies of scale mean,
What can be some cons or problems...
4  cards
Chapter 4- Private Partners in Public Administration
Basic theme,
Components of the private sector 4,
Rationales arguments for public p...
23  cards
Chapter 5- The Dynamics of Bureaucracy
Organization,
Bureaucracy is a form of organiza...,
Original purpose of bureaucracies
15  cards
Chapter 6- From Public Purposes To Public Policies
Public policy,
The 3 ways in which public polici...,
Why do public admins play a cruci...
8  cards
Chapter 7- Public Executives Leading and Managing
The four types of government exec...,
Management,
Leadership
9  cards
Chapter 8- Administrative Decision Making
Decision making in public adminis...,
Rational decision making model,
Clear goals clear alternatives an...
9  cards
Chapter 9- Public Money
Federal government budget,
What is the federal budget defici...,
National debt
15  cards
Chapter 10- Human Resources in Government
How many total government employe...,
Human resources department,
Public employee unions
9  cards
final study topics
Three basic ways in which governm...,
Regulation,
Reasons for regulation 6
31  cards

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