Introducing Public Administration Fifth Edition Jay M. Shafritz, E. W. Russell, Christopher P. Borick Shafritz, Russell, and Borick cover the most important issues in public administration with a witty writing style and examples drawn from different disciplines and modern culture. This approach will captivate students and encourage them to think critically about the nature of public administration today. To further engage students and deepen their interest in the narrative, the authors have created chapter-opening vignettes called "keynotes" as well as chapter-ending case studies, and a series of boxes throughout that offer real-life excerpts and quotes. Introducing Public Administration provides students with a solid conceptual foundation in public administration and contains the latest information on trends in the discipline. New to the Fifth Edition: * All statistical information and tables, bibliographies, and Web sites have been updated and a variety of charts, tables, and timelines added. * New initiatives of the second Bush administration have been incorporated throughout. * Three new case studies and keynotes have been added: * "Sherlock Holmes Makes the Case for Scientific Management" * "How Intergovernmental Management Became Intergovernmental Chaos: The Case of United Fight 93 and Hurricane Katrina" * Take Me Out to the Ball Game and You Buy the Ticket: Public Stadium Financing" * Other cases and keynotes have been substantially revised and expanded: 1. "The Dangers of Groupthink: Pearl Harbor and the War in Iraq" 2. "Social Security Reform" 3. "The Hedgehog, The Fox of Henry V" * Expanded coverage of homeland security issues, urban government, faith-based initiatives, nonprofit organization management, and the role of Government Accountability Office is provided. * New sections on changing organization cultures, governance, market- oriented management tools, tax-based sharing, local government service consolidation, and cooperative agreements have been added.