The 52 separately authored chapters presented by Farazmand (Florida Atlantic U.) and Pinkowski (Nova Southeastern U.) are intended to serve as a cross-disciplinary encyclopedic handbook on
diverse issues and aspects of globalization, governance, and public administration. The material is organized into nine sections discussing concepts, meanings, and theoretical perspectives;
consequences and implications of globalization for public administration; consequences and implications of globalization for governance; globalization and administrative reform and
reorganization; administrative reform and reorganization in the Asia-Pacific region; administrative reform and reorganization in Africa and India; development and global public administration;
globalization and issues in public management; and globalization and the future of governance and public administration. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
