Department of Political Science, Barnagar College, Sorbhog

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -I

Course Name: Public Administration- I (Concept and Theories)

About the Course:

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This paper is a core paper that intends to introduce students to theories of Public Administration.
The paper deals with the issues, concepts and themes that remain integral to the understanding of Public Administration.
It introduces students to different schools of thought on Public Administration and the diverse perspectives that emanate in their writings.

COURSE OUTCOMES

The paper remains useful for students who intend to explore the themes and issues in Public Administration. It assumes importance for students if they wish to pursue research in the area of public policy, administration and governance.
The paper has utility for students preparing for UGC NET-JRF exams, SLET exams and other competitive exams like civil services.

Course Plan: Public Administration- I (Concept and Theories)

Session Plan:

Unit- 1:Public Administration as a Discipline:

1. Concept, Evolution and Importance

2. New Public Administration

3. New Public Management

Unit- 2:Theories of Public Administration I:

1. Classical Theory and Human Relations Theory

2. Systems Theory and Behavioral Theory

3. Bureaucratic Theory

Unit- 3: Theories of Public Administration II:

1. Decision-Making Theory

2. Communication, Leadership and Motivation—Douglas McGregor and Abraham Maslow

3. Ecological Theory

Unit- 4:Development Administration:

1. Meaning, Scope and Functions

2. Evolution and Causes for growth

3. Bureaucracy and Development Administration

Suggested Readings:

Unit: I

White L.D: Introduction to Study of Public Administration, Eurasia Publishing House, Ram Nagar, New Delhi, 1982.
Felix A Nigro & Lloyd G Nigro: ModernPublic Administration, Harper & Row, New York, 1989.
BL Fadia & Kuldeep Fadia, Public Administration: Administrative Theories and Concepts, Sahitya Bhawan Publications, Agra, 2008, Part I (Public Administration: Introduction).
Ramesh K. Arora, “New Public Administration: Premises and Performance”, Indian Journal of Administrative Science, Jan-June, 1990.
H. George Frederickson, New Public Administration, University of Alabama Press, 1980.
Stephen P. Osborne and Evan Ferlie (eds) New Public Management: Current Trends and Future Prospects, Routledge, London, 2002.
Sapru, R.K: Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 3rd edn. Delhi, 2013, Part I & Part V.

Unit: II

S.R Maheswari: Administrative Theories Allied Publishers Ltd., New Delhi, 1994.
D. Ravindra Prasad, VS Prasad, and P Satyanarayan, Administrative Thinkers, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 2004.
Peter Self: Administrative Theories & Politics, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi, 1981.
Henri Fayol: “The Administrative Theory in the State”, in L. Gulick and L. Urwick (eds) Papers on the Science of Administration, 1937.
L. Gulick, “Notes on the Theory of Organisation”, in L. Gulick and L. Urwick (eds) Papers on the Science of Administration, 1937.
Sapru, R.K: Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 3rd edn. Delhi, 2013, Part II & Part III.
BL Fadia & Kuldeep Fadia, Public Administration: Administrative Theories and Concepts, Sahitya Bhawan Publications, Agra, 2008, chapters 44, 45.

Unit: III

BL Fadia & Kuldeep Fadia, Public Administration: Administrative Theories and Concepts, Sahitya Bhawan Publications, Agra, 2008, chapters 18, 35, 40, 41, 42.
RK Arora & Meena Sogani (ed): Themes and Issues in Administrative Theory, Arihant Publishers, Jaipur, 1991. • Herbert Simon, Administrative Behavior, Fourth Ed. 1997.
S.R Maheswari: Administrative Theories Allied Publishers Ltd., New Delhi, 1994.
D. Ravindra Prasad, VS Prasad, and P Satyanarayan, Administrative Thinkers, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi, 2004.
Sapru, R.K: Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 3rd edn. Delhi, 2013, Part II & Part III.
Peter Self: Administrative Theories & Politics, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi, 1981.

Unit: IV

Singh, S: Development Administration, Asia Publishing House, Bombay, 1961.
Panandikar & Kshirsagar: Bureaucracy & DevelopmentAdministration, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, 1978.
Sapru, R.K: Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 3rd edn. Delhi, 2013, Chapter 43.
Fadia BL, Fadia Kuldeep, Public Administration: Administrative Theories and Concepts, Sahitya Bhawan Publications, Agra, 2008 Chapter 11.

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