Advanced Public Administration

Contents: Preface. I. Introduction: 1. Public administration: meaning and scope. 2. Nature of public administration. 3. Public administration in developed and developing countries. 4. Public administration and its relation with other disciplines. 5. Approaches to the study of public administration. II. Organisation: 6. Nature and types of organisation. 7. Structure and basis of organisation. 8. Forms of organisation. 9. Theories of organisation. III. Process and principles: 10. Policy-making and implementation. 11. Planning. 12. Decision-making. 13. Group decision-making. 14. Leadership. 15. Supervision. 16. Communication, coordination and control. 17. Authority and hierarchy. 18. Delegation and decentralisation. 19. Public relations. IV. Legal perspective: 20. Administrative law. 21. Delegated legislation. 22. Administrative tribunals. 23. Citizen’s defender—Lokpal and Lokayukta. 24. Consumer protection machinery. V. Administration in action: 25. Administrative reforms. 26. Headquarters-field relationship. 27. People’s participation. 28. Corruption. VI. Control over administration: 29. Legislative control over general administration. 30. Executive and judicial control over administration. 31. Public enterprises and control mechanism. 32. Parliamentary Standing Committees. VII. Organisational effectiveness: 33. Organisational analysis. 34. Organisational development. 35. Organisational change. 36. Information technology. 37. Administrative ethics. 38. Time management. Bibliography. Index.

"For public administration to keep pace with the fast-changing social, economic and political scenario, there have been simultaneous efforts to develop it as a discipline and a profession. The developed and the developing countries are keen to develop the theory, practice and philosophy of public administration to suit their specific needs.

In the present book on advanced public administration, the subject has been discussed in all its aspects in seven sections covering 38 chapters.

The chapters are supplemented with case studies and data based upon the research conducted in the field of public administration. The book would be of use to students, teachers, researchers in public administration, civil servants and political elite." (jacket)