The readings in this volume will enlighten and enliven the contents of any standard public administration text covering human resource management.

This Second Edition incorporates changes brought about by recent attempts to streamline operations at all levels of government, and covers the impact of technology on government employment.

Original chapters are written expressly for the text by leading public administration scholars, each focusing on specific and often controversial concerns for public personnel management, such as pensions, gender and sexuality, healthcare, ...

Organized around the four principal personnel functions that must be fulfilled in any complex organization, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the planning, acquisition, development, and sanctions within public personnel ...

-X, Riley, Dennis D., Public Personnel Administration, Second Edition*\ This book presents snapshots of the issues and events transforming the world of public personnel administration as the new century begins.