Sage Publications The Public Manager Case Book: Making Decisions in a Complex World

This collection of eight public administration cases helps students practice the decision-making skills they need in their jobs as public managers. Each case includes substantial background data such as budgeting priorities, political imperatives and zoning issues and requires students to reach decisions or recommendations through a process of interacting with other students in the class. All cases are class-tested and appropriate for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate students in public administration and public policy courses. About the Author Rhodes is Professor of Public Administration and Vice Provost for Curriculum and Undergraduate Studies at Portland State University. He has experience nationally and internationally in local government training. His most recent book was, Republicans in the South: Voting for the White House, Voting for the Statehouse.  Patricia Maloney Alt is Professor, Department of Health Sciences, and Coordinator, Clinician-Administrator Transition Program, at Towson University. She was previously Aging Policy Coordinator for the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), and has been a consultant to federal, state, and local agencies. She is the Chair of the Towson University Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Research Participants (IRB), and also serves on the DHMH IRB. Cheryl L. Brown is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is a specialist in Chinese politics, international relations and e-government. Maureen Brown is Associate Professor in the Public Administration program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is a national consultant on information technology systems and was the Principal Investigator on the U.S. Department of Justice COPS-MORE grant received by the City of Charlotte Metropolitan Police Department. Robert Gassner is Vision Council Manager with the United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. He holds an Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Portland State University, and was formerly Executive Director of Healthy Communities, Inc.