Public Administration in Theory and Practice

Contents:  1. Meaning, nature, scope and importance of public administration.  2. The art, science and philosophy of public administration and the evolution of its study. 3. Good Governance – concept and application.  4. Methodology of public administration and its relation to other sciences.  5. Politics and public administration. 6. Comparative public administration and ecology and public administration. 7. Impact of globalization on administration of developing countries.  8. Women and development – the self-help group movement. 9. Development administration and administration in developed and developing countries.  10. Organisation and its basic problems. 11. Theories of organisation. 12. The chief executive. 13. The staff agencies. 14. The line agencies (Department). 15. The line agencies (Independent Regulatory Commissions). 16. The line agencies (Government Corporations). 17.  Administrative areas and field services. 18. Bureaucracy. 19. Personnel administration and human resources development. 20. Monetary and fiscal policies. 21. Financial administration. 22. Administration at work. 23. Administrative law. 24. Right to Information. 25. Administrative Behaviour.  26. Role of media. 27. Various interests. 28. Role of Non-Governmental Organisations. 29. Role of civil society. 30. Citizens and administration. 31. The citizens’ charter. 32. Administrative powers. 33. Organisation and methods (O and M). 34. Corruption in administration. 35. Ethics, values and accountability in administration. 36. Ombudsman. 37. Local Government.  38. Objective type questions. Index.