204 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-II

Course Name: 204 Public Administration- II

About the Course:

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• This paper is a core paper that intends to introduce students to concepts, issues and debates in the study of Public Administration.

• It introduces students to the diverse perspectives that are relevant to the understanding of public policy, administration and governance.

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: 204 Public Administration- II

Unit-1:Key Concepts:

1. Rationality and Efficiency

2. Accountability and Transparency

3. Commitment

Unit-2: Challenges to Administration:

1. Administrative Corruption.

2. Right to Information.

3. Minister Civil Servant Relationship.

Unit-3: Globalization and Public Administration:

1. Challenges faced by Public Administration due to Globalization

2. Good Governance, E-Governance and ICT.

3. Public-Private interface.

Unit-4: Emerging Issues in Administrative Culture:

1. Meaning, Concept and Components of Administrative Culture

2. Civil Society and Participatory Development; Role of Voluntary Associations

3. Concept of Empowerment.

Suggested Readings:

Unit-1:Key Concepts:

• Bhattacharya Mohit, Public Administration, The World Press Private Limited, Kolkata, 2007.

• Arora RK & Meena Sogani (ed): Themes and Issues in Administrative Theory, Arihant Publishers, Jaipur, 1991.

• Fadia BL, Fadia Kuldeep, Public Administration: Administrative Theories and Concepts, Sahitya Bhawan Publications, Agra, 2008.

• Sapru, R.K: Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 3rd edn. Delhi, 2013, pp. 6, 429, 95, 211, 217-18

Unit-2: Challenges to Administration:

• Ferrel Heady, Public Administration: A Comparative Perspective, Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, 1996, pp. 317-321.

• Subhas Bhatnagar, “Administrative Corruption: How Does E-Governance Help?” Global Corruption Report 2003, Transparency International, New York, 2003.

• Sapru, R.K: Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 3rd edn. Delhi, 2013, Chapter 40.

• Fadia BL, Fadia Kuldeep, Public Administration: Administrative Theories and Concepts, Sahitya Bhawan Publications, Agra, 2008.

Unit-3: Globalization and Public Administration:

• BK Dey, “E-Governance in India: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities- A Future Vision, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. XLVI (3), July-Sept. 2000.

• Subhas Bhatnagar, “Administrative Corruption: How Does E-Governance Help?” Global Corruption Report 2003, Transparency International, New York, 2003.

• DF Kitt & HB Milward (eds) The State of Public Management, The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1996.

• D. Osborne & T Gaebler, Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit is Transforming the Public Sector, Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi, 1992.

• Sapru, R.K: Administrative Theories and Management Thought, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, 3rd edn. Delhi, 2013, Chapter 45.

Unit-4: Emerging Issues in Administrative Culture:

• Fred W. Riggs: Administration in Developing Countries: The Theory of Prismatic Society, Boston, 1964. • Bhattacharya Mohit, Public Administration, The World Press Private Limited, Kolkata, 2007.

• Bhambri, C.P: Administration in a Changing Society, National Publishing House, Delhi, 1972.

• Fadia BL, Fadia Kuldeep, Public Administration: Administrative Theories and Concepts, Sahitya Bhawan Publications, Agra, 2008.

• Bhattacharya Mohit, Public Administration, The World Press Private Limited, Kolkata, 2007. Bhambri, C.P: Administration in a Changing Society, National Publishing House, Delhi, 1972.