Public Administration: Concepts and Practices in Switzerland

Public administration is a multidisciplinary field that undertakes and studies government policy implementations. It is responsible for the management of organisations and institutions in the social, economic and political spheres and help in their proper functioning. Many non-elected public employees like heads of city, country, region, state and federal departments can be classified as public administrators. Human resources, organizational theory, policy analysis, statistics, budgeting and ethics are some of its major sub-fields. Public administration in Switzerland has increased in importance with respect to politics, due to the greater professionalization, specialization and heightened complexity of political tasks. This book covers in detail some existent theories and innovative concepts revolving around this subject. It will provide in-depth knowledge about the theory and practice of Swiss public administration. Scientists and students actively engaged in this field will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.