Frontiers of Public Administration

Contents: Preface. 1. Basic concepts of public administration. 2. Public administration: art, science or both. 3. Theories of organisation. 4. Principles of organisation. 5. Structure of organisation: departments. 6. Administrative system. 7. Planning. 8. Integrity in administration. 9. Control over public administration. 10. Structure of organisation-chief executive. 11. Co-ordination, Delegation, communication and supervision. 12. New public administration. 13. Administrative law. 14. Budgetary process. 15. Audit. Appendix. Index.

"The public administration as we study today, is a product of certain evolutionary processes. It also means its evolution in modern times. It true nature and functions can be understood against the background of the nature of administration in various societies. Therefore frontiers of public administration may not be studied merely as a tool of technique but as something which is concerned with public good and therefore public policy which is the object also of this book." (jacket)