1 Introduction: The Role of Public Administration in Governing / B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre --
Section 1 Public Management: Old and New. Introduction / Hal G. Rainey --
2 Public Management / Laurence E. Lynn, Jr --
3 Measuring Public Sector Performance and Effectiveness / Carolyn J. Heinrich --
4 Strategic Planning and Management / John M. Bryson. Section 2 Human Resource Management. Introduction / Patricia W. Ingraham --
5 Comparative Performance Pay / Michael Katula and James L. Perry --
6 Innovations and Global Trends in Human Resource Management Practices / Sally Coleman Selden --
7 Pay and Perquisites for Government Executives / Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen --
8 Labor-Management Relations and Partnerships: Were They Reinvented? / James R. Thompson --
9 Leadership and the Senior Service from a Comparative Perspective / John Halligan. Section 3 Organization Theory and Public Administration. Introduction / Tom Christensen --
10 How Bureaucratic Structure Matters: An Organizational Perspective / Morten Egeberg --
11 Institutional Theories and Public Institutions: Traditions and Appropriateness / Jean-Claude Thoenig --
12 Formal Theory and Public Administration / Jack H. Knott and and Thomas H. Hammond --
13 Environmental Perspectives on Public Institutions / Karen M. Hult. Section 4 Administrative History. Introduction / Jos C.N. Raadschelders --
14 Administrative State and Society: A Case Study of the United States of America / Larry S. Luton --
15 Administrative Traditions in Western Europe / Fabio Rugge --
16 South Asian and Western Administrative Experience: The Past in the Present / James Warner Björkman. Section 5 Implementation. Introduction / Søren C. Winter --
17 Implementation Perspectives: Status and Reconsideration / Søren C. Winter --
18 Policy Design and Implementation / Peter J. May --
19 Interorganizational Relations in Implementation / Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr --
20 Street-Level Bureaucrats and the Implementation of Public Policy / Marcia K. Meyers and and Susan Vorsanger. Section 6 Law and Administration. Introduction / Gavin Drewry --
21 The Continental System of Administrative Legality / Jacques Ziller --
22 Administrative Law in the Anglo-American Tradition / Paul Craig --
23 The Limits of Law: Can Laws Regulate Public Administration? / David Feldman. Section 7 Politics and Administration. Introduction / Nicole de Montricher --
24 Public Organizations and Public Policies / Gary C. Bryner --
25 Politicization of the Civil Service / Luc Rouban --
26 Interest Groups and Public Organizations in Europe / Pierre Lascoumes and Patrick Le Galès. Section 8 Administration and Society. Introduction / Bo Rothstein --
27 Political Legitimacy for Public Administration / Bo Rothstein --
28 Representative Bureaucracy / Lois R. Wise --
29 Street-Level Bureaucracy and Public Policy / Steven Rathgeb Smith --
30 Electronic Government: A Revolution in Public Administration? / Helen Margetts. Section 9 Budgeting and Finance. Introduction / Frans K.M. van Nispen --
31 Critical Choices for Design and Operation of Public Revenue Systems / John L. Mikesell --
32 Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Policy / Mark Hallerberg --
33 Performance Information and Budgeting in Historical and Comparative Perspective / Rita M. Hilton and Philip G. Joyce --
34 Accrual Budgeting in a Comparative Perspective / Leonard Kok. Section 10 Comparative and International Public Administration. Introduction / Edward C. Page --
35 Comparative Public Administration: From General Theory to General Frameworks / Marleen Brans --
36 International Organizations and Domestic Administrative Reform / Dionyssis G Dimitrakopoulos and Argyris G Passas --
37 Administrative Patterns and National Politics / Martin Lodge. Section 11 Administrative Reform. Introduction / Theo A.J. Toonen --
38 Administrative Reform: Analytics / Theo A.J. Toonen --
39 The Administrative State in Western Democracies / Elke Lf̲fler --
40 Public Administration in Post-Communist States / A.J.G Verheijen. Section 12 Public Administration in Developing and Transitional Societies. Introduction / Goran Hyden --
41 The Crisis in African Public Administration / Dele Olowu --
42 Challenges of Culture and Governance in Asian Public Administration / O.P. Dwivedi --
43 Public Administration and Public Sector Reform in Latin America / Jorge Nef --
44 Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe / Attila Ágh. Section 13 Accountability. Introduction / Paul G. Thomas --
45 Accountability in Modern Government / Robert Gregory --
46 On Acting Responsibly in a Disorderly World: Individual Ethics and Administrative Responsibility / Linda deLeon --
47 Accountability in a Seamless Economy / Kevin P. Kearns. Section 14 Intergovernmental Relations and Public Administration. Introduction / Martin Painter --
48 Coordination in the Intergovernmental Setting / Hellmut Wollmann --
49 The Instruments of Intergovernmental Management / Beryl A. Radin --
50 Multi-Level Governance: What it is and How it Can Be Studied / Andy Smith.

Assembling an outstanding team of scholars from around the world, the Second Edition explores the current state-of-the-art in academic thinking and the current structures and processes for the administration of public policy.