| Introduction | 第1-10页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Overview of the MPA Program | 第10-21页 |
| Section One What Is MPA All About? | 第10-15页 |
| What does MPA stand for? | 第10-11页 |
| A professional degree or a specialty degree? | 第11-13页 |
| A form of education with different names | 第13-15页 |
| Section Two Origin and Traditions of the MPA Program | 第15-20页 |
| Origin of the MPA program | 第15-19页 |
| Traditions of the MPA program | 第19-20页 |
| Summary | 第20-21页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ The MPA Program in the United States | 第21-44页 |
| Section One Development of the US MPA Program | 第21-26页 |
| Contributing factors | 第21-22页 |
| Early development | 第22-23页 |
| Golden period | 第23-24页 |
| Standardization of MPA programs | 第24-25页 |
| Joint-programs | 第25-26页 |
| Section Two Components and Features of the US MPA Program | 第26-42页 |
| General mission | 第26-27页 |
| Educational models | 第27-28页 |
| Curriculum arrangement | 第28-31页 |
| Training styles and length of schooling | 第31-32页 |
| Qualities and composition of the teaching staff | 第32-33页 |
| Teaching methods | 第33-34页 |
| Requirements on MPA applicants | 第34-35页 |
| Degree requirements | 第35-37页 |
| Professional careers for MPA graduates | 第37-38页 |
| Program ranking | 第38-42页 |
| Summary | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The MPA Program in China | 第44-61页 |
| Section One Response to Domestic Needs | 第44-50页 |
| Outcome of the development of Chinese administrative science | 第45-46页 |
| Result from increasing domestic administrative need | 第46-48页 |
| The Past and Present of the MPA Program in China | 第48-50页 |
| Section Two Components and Features of the Chinese MPA Program | 第50-56页 |
| General mission | 第50-51页 |
| Educational models and teaching methods | 第51-52页 |
| Curriculum arrangement | 第52-53页 |
| Length of schooling and training modes | 第53-54页 |
| Composition of the teaching staff | 第54页 |
| Requirements on candidates | 第54-55页 |
| Profile of MPA candidates | 第55-56页 |
| Section Three Problems Unresolved | 第56-59页 |
| Irrational faculty composition | 第56-57页 |
| New MPA textbooks and cases for study need to be collected and compiled | 第57-59页 |
| Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Conclusion | 第61-66页 |
| Bibliography | 第66-68页 |
