Theory and practice of Public Administration-I

Paper Code: 
POL 322
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The paper is designed to acquaint and to provide conceptual, foundational and theoretical orientation to the students. The aims are to help students understand new ideas and concepts of Public Administration

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Meaning, Nature and scope of Public Administration; Public Administration and Private Administration ; Politics and administration in modern democratic states

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

New Public Administration; Public Administration and policy making; Organisation- Meaning, Definition, Types of Organisation- Formal organisation and Informal organisation

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

Administrative Thinkers- Woodrow Wilson, Henery Fayol, Mooney. Mary. P. Follet, Ferrell Heddy

Theories of Organisation- Scientific Management, Bureaucratic Model, Human Relations Approach, The System Approach

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

Principles of Organisation- Hierarchy, Span of control, Unity of Command, Coordination, Delegation, Supervision

Structure of Organisation- Chief Executive, Line Agency and Staff Agency

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

The Public Corporation and The Independent Regulatory Commission

Essential Readings: 
  • Avasthi R. and Maheshwari S.R., 2004, Public Administration, Agra, Laxmi Narian Agrawal
  • Goel S.L., 2003, Public Administration, Theory And Practice, New Delhi, Deep & Deep Publishers.
  • Maheshwari Shriram, 1998, New Delhi, Macmillan.
  •  Maheshwari S.R., 1991, Issues and Concepts In Public Administration, New Delhi, Allied Publishers.
  •  Naidu S.P., 1996, Public Administration: Concepts and Theories, Hyderabad, New Age International Publishers
References: 
  • Nigro Felix A. and Llyod Nigro, 1970, Modern Public Administration, N.Y., Harper & Row
  • Shafritz Jay M. and Hyde Albert C., 1987, Classics of Public Administration, Chicago, Illinois, The Dorsey Press
  • Sharma M.P. and Saldana B. L., 2001, Public Administration in Theory and Practice, Allahabad, Kitab Mahal
  •  Buck Susan J. and Morgan Betty N.2005, Public Administration in Theory and Practice, Raymond W. Cox lll, Pearson Education, New Delhi.
  • Jay. M. Shafritz. And Albert C. Hyde, Classics of Public Administration, The Dorsey Press, Chicago Iiinois, 1987
  • P.H. Appleby, Policy and Administration, University of Alabama Press, Alabama, 1957
Academic Year: 
2017-18
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