Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding Public Administration -- Origin and Development of Public Administration -- Towards the Modern Public Administration -- Profiling the Philippine Administrative System -- Bureaucracy ,the Civil Service , and Personnel Administration -- Reengineering Local Government and NGOs Towards Good Governance -- Enhancing Good Government Through Public Enterprise (Privatization) and Spatial Information Management(e- Government) -- Executing Public Policy with Strategic Management and Benchmarking -- Dealing with Fiscal Administration and Performance Mechanism -- Coping with Corruption through work Ethic and Accountability in Public Service -- The Future of Public Administrations: Some Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index

Principles and practices of public administration in the Philippines explores the processes and dynamics of the politico-administrative landscape of Philippine public administration in theory and practice. A simple yet compact guide for easy reference on public administration, from its principles to earlier development stages, various issues and concept discussions, operational models and objectives, developmental designs, institutional frameworks of government and the society, including innovative approaches of PA practices, and the workable challenges confronting the future of PA locally and internationally.