Managing public programs :  balancing politics, administration, and public needs / 
[edited by] Robert E. Cleary, Nicholas Henry, and associates. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - San Francisco :  Jossey-Bass Publishers,  1989. 
 - xxiii, 281 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - The Jossey-Bass public administration series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : The realities of public program management / Nicholas Henry, Robert E. Cleary -- How politics affect public programs / H. George Frederickson -- The evolving federal role in program administration / David B. Walker -- The professionalization of program management / Robert E. Cleary -- Dealing with ethical issues and value conflicts / Ralph Clark Chandler --Qualities of successful program managers / N. Joseph Cayer -- Financing public programs under fiscal constraint -- Frank Sackton -- What every public manager should know about computing / Alana Northrop, Kenneth L. Kraemer, John Leslie King -- Making the most of strategic planning and management / Jerry L. McCaffery -- Maintaining quality and accountability in a period of privatization / John Rehfuss -- Evaluating program results and success / Sharon L. Caudle-- Conclusion : Strategies for managing public programs effectively / Robert E. Cleary, Nicholas Henry. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1555421431 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>88046089  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public administration.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF1351  / .M35 1989 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>350  / CLM 1993