本書(shū)系美國(guó)公共行政學(xué)經(jīng)典教材，第六版雖經(jīng)更新修訂，但仍然保留了以前各版本采用的傳統(tǒng)分析方法，即從三種公認(rèn)的視角——管理的、政治的和法律的視角出發(fā)去解釋和分析公共行政。 第六版的特色是：1.經(jīng)過(guò)補(bǔ)充修訂，以反映最近的研究成果和行政改革活動(dòng)。各個(gè)主題的材料都有所增加和補(bǔ)充。2.每一章的前面都新增了“學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)”。3.對(duì)三種公共行政學(xué)視角——管理的（包括新公共管理或政府再造）、政治的和法律的——加以了平行的解釋。4.在討論美國(guó)公共行政的各個(gè)方面時(shí)均融入了對(duì)憲法和行政法的討論。5.用一整章（第10章）的篇幅來(lái)闡述“公共行政與公眾”。6.本書(shū)的第2.5.6章從歷史的角度討論了公共行政運(yùn)行體系的歷史發(fā)展。...

　　？David H. Rosenbloom is Distinguished Professor of Public Administration in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington， DC. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago. He is the 2001 recipient of the American Political Science Association’s John Gaus Award for exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration. In 1999， he received the American Society for Public Administration's Dwight Waldo Award for his outstanding contributions to the field. He is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration， from which he received the 2001 Louis Brownlow Award for his book on Building a Legislative-Centered Public Administration. Professor Rosenbloom serves on the editorial boards of about a dozen leading public administration journals and is a member of the Marietta College Board of Trustees. He frequently guest lectures at universities and public service organizations in the U.S. and abroad.？Robert S. Kravchuk is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. His teaching and research focus on public budgeting and finance， administrative theory and the political economy of former socialist countries in transition， with a special emphasis on Ukraine and Russia. His current research projects include an exploration of the root concepts of American administrative theory， and a comprehensive history of Russian public administration from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin. His administrative experience includes service as Under Secretary in the Connecticut State budget office， U.S. Treasury Department Resident Budget Advisor to the Minister of Finance of Ukraine， and appointment by the U.S. Secretaries of State and the Treasury as the Financial Advisor to the President of Bosnia-Herzegovina. A frequent writer and lecturer on public budgeting and administrative reform and capacity building， Professor Kravchuk has taught at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs， the University of Connecticut， the University of Hartford， and Le Moyne College. He lives in Charlotte， North Carolina.