公共管理是以政府为核心的公共部门运用管理学、政治学、经济学、法学、社会学、系统科学等多学科理论与方法对国家和公共组织进行有效治理的管理活动。公共管理学是运用管理学、政治学、经济学等多学科理论与方法研究公共组织，尤其是政府组织的管理活动及其规律的学科体系。它是一个科际整合的交叉学科群，是以解决公共问题为导向的应用科学。

第一篇教学内容
1．OpeningAdministrationtothePublic
2．WhyPublicManagementReform?
3．ReformoftheAdministrationandLocalPublicServicesIntroduction
4．StateandMarket
5．WhatIsCommunity?
6．DevelopingandDesigningPerformanceManagement
7．WorldDevelopmentIndicators
8．TheEconomicPerspectiveforthePeoplesRepublicofChina
9．ChinaSeeksPeacefulGrowth
10．TheLargestRecipientofForeignCapital
11．WhatIsMacroSoeialWork
12．TheSocialProductionModel
13．PopulationandPovertyReduction
14．PersonnelPolicies
15．WhatIsHRD?
16．DiverseSchemesforPublicOwnership
17．FarmerEmployment：AGreatConcern
18．HometotheWorldsMoney
19．RisingtoanEconomicPower
20．WhyDoIndustriesCluster?
21．StandardPovertyMeasures
22．TheCityImageandItsElements
23．StrategicApproachestoScienceandTechnologyinDevelopment
24．EnvironmentalIndicators
第二篇阅读与翻译
1．ThreeBigQuestionsinPublicManagement
2．InstitutionalStrengtheningandCapabilityBuilding
3．Decentralization
4．ThePrivateSector
5．CommunityParticipation
6．UrbanGovernance
7．TheOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment
8．TheWorldBank
9．ImpactofChinasWTOAccessiononEastAsia
10．TheBenefitsofInternationalTrade
11．CommunityDevelopment
12．MedicalCaresinDifferentHospitals
13．AccesstoEducation
14．SocialRiskManagement
15．GoodGovernanceandManagement
16．UrbanTransport
17．PovertyAlleviation
18．FromtheIndustrialtotheNetworkAge-AHistoricShift
19．TheWorldTradeOrganization
20．KeyIssuesinLMPSDesign
21．DeliveringHealthCaretoanAgingPopulation
22．TheWorldIsBecomingMoreUrban
23．CommunicatingwiththeSiliconCity
24．ConfrontingtheUrbanEnvironmentalChallenge
第三篇总词汇表