"Provides readers a roadmap through the issues that frame the global field of public administration and management. The editors have compiled a comprehensive yet readable and accessible contribution to the public administration and management canon."---Trevor Brown, associate director of academic affairs and research, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University<BR><BR>"This volume from the Minnowbrook III conference has something important, and often invaluable, for all who engage it. Written in a readily accessible style and with a cutting-edge focus on both academic and professional themes, it is a must-read for those who want to stay or arrive at the forefront of public administration, as scholars or practitioners."---Carolyn Heinrich, director, La Follette School of Public Affairs and professor of public affairs and economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison<BR><BR>"We all complain about the `bureaucracy,' and our faith in government seems to erode even as the challenges multiply. The experts contributing to this book---all public administration scholars---know about the problems in all their complexity. Both practitioners and those promoting reforms will benefit from the insights and the different perspectives of the authors."---Paul A. Volcker<BR><BR>"[This book] is a kaleidoscope of views of the future of public administration; it demonstrates a rich diversity of positions and viewpoints on what public administration will be or should be.---Kenneth J. Meier, Texas A&M University and Cardiff University