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This book examines the transformations in global societies, economies. and in politics, to trace the trajectory of public administration as an academic discipline in social science research. The second edition discusses lessons on learnt from the Global South in building administrative capacities in post-Covid-19 times.
List of contents
1. The Changing World of the 21st Century: Building New Administrative Capacities
2. The Discipline of Public Administration Today
3. The Public and its Policies
4. Democracy, the State and the Citizen
5. Governing Development Today: Need for Comparative Research
6. The Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Global South
7. India and China: Models from the South
8. Public Administration in the 21st Century: Dilemmas and Challenges
9. Does Model Building Work for the Global South?
10. Summing Up
About the author
Rumki Basu is currently Head, Centre for Public Policy and Governance in the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi. Formerly, she was Head & Professor of Public Administration in Jamia Millia Islamia (2005-2021). She has published several books, articles in journals, and contributed book chapters on issues of Public Policy & Governance, International Organization, and the Political Economy of Development in India. Her latest three books,
Democracy and Public Policy in the Post Covid-19 World: Choices and Outcomes (2021),
Public Administration in the 21st Century (2019), and
Governance in South Asia (2017) have been published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. She has received the Indian Council of Social Science Research Teacher Fellowship Award and the Bharat Jyoti Award by the India International Friendship Society. She was a recipient of the "Phenomenal SHE" Award Instituted by the Indian National Bar Association. The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) honoured her with the "Mary Hamilton Award" in recognition of her significant contribution to the field of Public Administration through "noteworthy international practice and substantial academic achievements".
Summary
This book examines the transformations in global societies, economies. and in politics, to trace the trajectory of public administration as an academic discipline in social science research. The second edition discusses lessons on learnt from the Global South in building administrative capacities in post-Covid-19 times.
