Download or read book Public Administration and the Modern State written by J. Lehrke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges faced by the public sector are many and varied. Civil services at the forefront of tackling pressing problems in a whole range of areas from climate change to income inequality are being allocated less money to do so. This collection explores how public sectors have adapted to address the demands placed on them in the 21st Century.