Public Administration (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: Concept, Approaches and Organisational Structure: Preface. 1. A brief history of the concept. 2. Conceptual aspects of public administration. 3. Approaches to the study of public administration. 4. Structural-functional approach. 5. Behavioural and systems approaches to the study of public administration. 6. Emerging new world order--new challenges to public administration. 7. Significance of technology and environment in shaping the organisation design. 8. Principles of public administrative organisations. 9. Theories of administrative organisations in public administration. 10. Administrative processes. 11. Principles and process of middle management and field establishment. 12. Administrative law--the determinant of efficiency in public administration. 13. Administrative law and the concept of delegated legislation and administrative tribunals. 14. Inter-organisational relations and public administration. 15. Evaluation of organisational effectiveness. 16. The concept of efficiency in government. 17. The concept of personnel management in public administration. Index.

Vol. II: Functional Structure and Administrative Reforms: Preface. 1. Constitutional philosophy of Indian public administration. 2. Basic features of Indian administrative system. 3. The concept of policy making and goal-setting in government and public administration. 4. Political context of public administration. 5. Socio-economic context of public administration. 6. Formulation of public policy. 7. Public administration and the citizen. 8. Financial administration. 9. The concept of financial accountability in public administration. 10. Structure of administration--1. The frame work. 11. Structure of administration--2. The chief executive. 12. Structure of administration--3. The role of line agencies--the concepts related with departments and corporations. 13. Structure of administration--4. Role of line agencies--the concept of boards and commissions. 14. Structure of administration--5. Staff and auxiliary agencies. 15. The concept of advisory councils in administrative structure for public welfare. 16. Administrative reforms--to suit the ideals of the constitution. 17. Administrative reform commission recommends administrative innovations for development programmes. Bibliography. Index.

"The concept of public administration as a way of social living and management of policy in India, in particular, is as old as human civilisation. These volumes on public administration are a humble effort to provide basic knowledge in concise form of the vast and extremely important subject in the present day\'s democratic world.

Public administration is a fast developing subject and there are many books available in the market but most of them have been written as per syllabi of particular universities, therefore, this set of two volumes is titled as "Public Administration" among several books published in India, claims to be most comprehensive. These volumes contains point analysis and description of the subject in Indian context. It covers the syllabi of all the Indian Universities at Degree and P. G. Level, on the subject in simple and lucid language drawing examples from Indian society.

These volumes are divided into two volumes, Volume 1 captioned as "Concept, Approaches and organisational structure" contains 17 chapters, and volume 2 titled as "Functional Structure and Administrative Reforms" contains 17 chapters, which are more useful to the students of Indian universities as well as to the general readers, scholars and teachers of the subject alongwith young administrators of this great country, which holds the concept of \'Ram Rajya\' as a model of public administration in high esteems and the preamble of our constitution gives a clear massage of the same.

Planned as a textbook for the students and reference book for the teachers, scholars and general readers, these volumes are critical and constructive appraisal of the subject." (jacket)