Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Intended Audiences; Overview of the Contents; The Editors; The Contributors; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Governing for Collective Action; Chapter 1: Governing in an Age of Transformation; The Changing Environment; Transformation; From the Administrative State to Stateless Administration; Summary; Chapter 2: The Changing Character of the American Intergovernmental System; Knowledge about Effective Practice; Implications; Summary; Notes; Chapter 3: Governance in an Era of Partnerships; Clarifying Terms.
The Environment and Its Effects on CollaborationsEnvironmental Effects on a Collaboration's Governance Processes and Structures; Implications; Summary; Chapter 4: Governing in a Global Context; Organizational Responses to Globalization; Public Administration in the Age of Globalization; Implications of Transnational Organization Design for Public Administration and Management; Summary; Notes; Part 2: Building Infrastructures for Accountability; Chapter 5: Understanding How Public Law Reinforces Administrative Responsibility; Contemporary Challenges and Classic Issues.
Classic Conceptions and Contemporary GovernancePublic Law Responsibility in Different Forms in Today's Context; Law's Meaning at Two Critically Important Levels: Effective Practice and Legitimacy; Summary; Note; Chapter 6: Advancing Good Government through Fighting Corruption; Definition, Forms, and Consequences of Corruption; Theories of Corruption; Empirical Evidence on Corruption; Strategies for Reducing Corruption; Summary; Chapter 7: Using Transparency to Reinforce Responsibility and Responsiveness; Knowledge about Effective Practice.
Research Findings and Evidence about Effective PracticeJudgments about Effective Practice Grounded in Administrative Experience; Implications; Summary; Chapter 8: Using Public Participation to Enhance Citizen Voice and Promote Accountability; Understanding Accountability; Understanding Public Participation; Summary; Part 3: Implementing Policy Using Tools of Collective Action; Chapter 9: Developing Effective Relations with Legislatures; The Context of Legislative Liaison Work; Structural and Procedural Elements of Managing Legislative Relations.
Strategic and Tactical Elements of Managing Legislative Initiatives: No SurprisesSummary; Chapter 10: Designing Effective Programs; Components of Public Policy and Effective Program Design; Policy Programs and Policy Design: A Short History; Principles for Designing Programs: Policy-Program Linkages (I); Principles for Designing Programs: Program-Measure Linkages (II); Summary; Chapter 11: Using Grants to Achieve Public Purposes; Scope and Mechanisms of the Grant-in-Aid System; The Politics of Grant Distribution; Managing Federal Grants-in-Aid; Summary; Notes.