Irene Sharp Rubin (born May 3, 1945) is an American political scientist, currently a Professor Emerita of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University.
[1] Rubin began her career as a sociologist, ultimately transitioning into urban studies and then political science and public affairs.
From 1976 until 1979, Rubin was a professor of sociology at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, where she was also Director of Urban Career Studies.
During this time, she published articles across prominent urban affairs[3] and public administration[4] journals, as well as being an author or editor of 8 books.
[6] John Pitney Jr. wrote that the book is a classroom text or reference volume that introduces "how money is raised and spent at all levels of government".