MALAYSIAN : PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION : for Beginners / Asmidar Lokman, Ahmad Faiz Yaakub, Shahidah Abdul Razak, Farah Adilla Ab. Rahman

As an introductory work to Public Administration, this book is written to cater the needs of students of Public Administration. Each chapter has a specific structure, topic, and theme of the subject. With Malaysia making up the focal point of reference, case studies and examples, this book provides an in-depth discussion on the Government Agency, Bureaucracy, Public Organization, State-Federal Relations, Local Government, Administrative Reforms, Personnel Administration, Ethics in Public Administration, Public Finance and Public Policy. In addition, this book is arranged in such a way that one should be able to compare the structural components of public administration in Malaysia and those of other countries. In doing so, it allows one to identify the functions of public administration in Malaysia. This is important as it develop one's skills to understand, comprehend and discuss the background and foreground of the issues and challenges of public administration in Malaysia as a whole.