Public Management and the Rule of Law by Julia Beckett (English) Hardcover Book

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Addresses an essential competence for public managers - incorporating governance and law in public administration. This book links democratic constitutional values to administrative decision making and practices by focusing on how public law authorizes, informs, and democratically constrains public servants in fulfilling public policies.

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Filled with practical tools and guidelines, this book addresses an essential competence for public managers - incorporating governance and law in public administration. It links democratic constitutional values to administrative decision making and practices by stressing how public law authorizes, informs, and democratically constrains public servants in fulfilling public policies. The author addresses important aspects of governance in chapters that discuss democratic values of the rule of law, constitutional law, legislation and policy, administrative law, judicial practice, contract law, and tort law. The book also considers the practical aspects of public management (such as tax collection, benefits administration, personnel administration, and more), with application guidelines and techniques based on thorough legal grounding.

Author Biography

Julia Beckett is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies at the University of Akron. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art and archaeology and a Juris Doctorate degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She earned a Master of Public Administration and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado at Denver. She teaches courses in public law, public organization theory, public budgeting, and urban policy in the masters and doctoral programs in public administration and urban studies at the University of Akron. Her research interests include public law, public administration and budget history, and emergency management. She coedited an American Society for Public Administration Classics volume on public law. She has contributed chapters to scholarly books on public law, legal research, budget theory, intergovernmental relations, and public bureaucracy. She has published journal articles in The American Review of Public Administration, Journal of Public Policy and Analysis, Public Management and Social Policy, Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management, and Journal of Public Administration Education.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Public Management and Understanding Public Law; Chapter 2 Constitutional Concerns Government Powers and Individual Rights; Chapter 3 Policy, Administration, and Legislation; Chapter 4 Courts and Dispute Resolution; Chapter 5 Administrative Practice and Administrative Law; Chapter 6 Property Law Public and Regulatory Aspects; Chapter 7 Contracts and Contracting; Chapter 8 Tort Actions and Government Considerations; Chapter 9 Dynamic Public Administration and Law;

Details ISBN0765623218 Author Julia Beckett Year 2010 ISBN-10 0765623218 ISBN-13 9780765623218 Format Hardcover Illustrations exhibits, bibliographic references, index Short Title PUBLIC MGMT & THE RULE OF LAW Language English Media Book Birth 1958 Pages 232 Publication Date 2010-04-15 AU Release Date 2010-04-15 NZ Release Date 2010-04-15 US Release Date 2010-04-15 UK Release Date 2010-04-15 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9780765623225 DEWEY 342.7306 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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