《新编MPA英语阅读教程》（第三版）将英语语言基础知识、实践教学与公共管理科学理论、实践教学有机地结合起来，以培养MPA学生们在公共管理实践工作和科研工作中应用英语的能力，主要培养他们在公共管理领域的英语阅读、英汉汉英互译和英语写作能力。

                                                   目录

前言…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Unit 1  Defining Public Administration……………………………………………………….
Text A  Managerial Definition of Public Administration……………………………
         New Words and Expressions……………………………………………
         Exercises…………………………………………………………………
Text B  The Legal Approach to Public Administration………………………………
Unit 2  Public Policy and It’s Administration…………………………………………………
Text A  What Is Public Policy?………………………………………………………
         New Words and Expressions……………………………………………
         Exercises………………………………………………………………
Text B  Taxation, Fairness, and Growth……………………………………………..
Unit 3  The Reinventing of the Machinery of Government…………………………………..
      Text A  The Administrative Architecture of the U.S. Government…………………
         New Words and Expressions……………………………………………
         Exercises…………………………………………………………………
         Text B  Works Better and Costs Less? Sweet and Sour Perspectives  
on the NPR…………………………………………………………………
Unit 4  Inter-Governmental Relations…………………………………………………………
Text A  The Structure of Intergovernmental Relations………………………………
New Words and Expressions……………………………………………
          Exercises…………………………………………………………………
 Text B  Understanding Intergovernmental Relations………………………………
Unit 5  Management and Organization Theory…………………………………………………
Text A  The Origins of Scientific Management
          New Words and Expressions……………………………………………
          Exercises………………………………………………………………
      Text B  Scientific Management………………………………………………………..
Unit 6  Managerialism and Performance Management………………………………………….
Text A  What Is Performance Management?…………………………………………
          New Words and Expressions………………………………………………
          Exercises…………………………………………………………………
      Text B  Criticisms of Managerialism……………………….…………………………
Unit 7  Leadership and Accountability…………………………………………………………
      Text A  Leading for Performance……………………………………………………...
          New Words and Expressions……………………………………………
          Exercises……………………………………………………………………
      Text B  Accountability in the Public Sector……………………………………………
Unit 8  Personnel Management……………………………………………………………….
Text A  The Personnel Function…………………………………………………..
          New Words and Expressions…………………………………………
          Exercises………………………………………………………………
      Text B  Civil Service Reform…………………..……………………………………
Unit 9  Honor and Ethics…………………………………………………………………….
Text A  Moral Standards in Organizational Conduct……………………………….
New Words and Expressions……………………………………………
Exercises…………………………………………………………………
 Text B  The Ethic of Neutrality………………………………………………
Unit 10  Evaluation and Measuring Productivity……………………………………………..
      Text A  Evaluation………………………..………………………………………….
          New Words and Expressions……………………………………………
          Exercises…………………………………………………………………
      Text B  Productivity and Quality Management …………………..………………….
Unit 11  Strategic Planning and Management in Public Administration………………………..
      Text A  Purpose and Benefit of Strategic Planning…………….
          New Words and Expressions…………………………………………
          Exercises……………………………………………………………
      Text B  Case Studies in Public Sector Strategic Planning……...
Unit 12  Social Equity………………………………………………………………………….
Text A  Public Administration and Social Equity……………………………………
       New Words and Expressions………………………………………………
       Exercises……………………………………………………………………
Text B  The Impact of the Public Management……………………………………..
Key to Exercises ……………………………………………………………………………..
Translations of Text A for Reference……………………………………………………………
Glossary………………………………………………………………………………………..
Bibliography…………………………………

陈世丹，中国人民大学外国语学院教授，长期从事美国文学研究和MPA研究生英语教学工作。