Principles of Public Administration

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to public administration. 2. Need of public administration. 3. Principles of public administration. 4. Methodology of public administration. 5. Administrative legacies and administrative services. 6. Administrative reforms in India. 7. Organisation of government at centre and state level. 8. Delegated legislation and administrative adjudication. 9. Legislative control over administration. 10. Judicial control over administration. 11. District administration. Bibliography. Index.

"Administration as a process common to governments at all levels --central, state and local--is studied in public administration. It studies the problems of organization, the activities of the government and the methods used by operating officers. The problems of personnel and financial management are also studied. In democratic countries, public relations and public accountability of public administration are an inseparable aspect of the study. This book will provide necessary informations to the students and teachers who are in the filed of public administration." (jacket)