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This book provides a synoptic view of the developments in the discipline of public administration in the age of globalization. The strength of the book lies in its ability to dwell on issues critical to understanding governance, while taking into account the significant transformations that have taken place in civil society and administrative set-ups across the world.
Key areas of focus:
• Evolution of public administration as a discipline
• Administrative theories
• Contemporary developments in public administration
• Public policy
• Development administration
• Decentralization and local governance
• Social welfare administration
• Citizens and administration
• Public administration in India
• Budget and financial administration in India
• Administrative reforms in India
• Globalization and public administration
Written in a comprehensive text-book mould, along with model questions for each of its twelve chapters, it will be an essential reading for undergraduate and graduate-level students of public administration. It will also be useful for students appearing in various Indian civil service examinations as well as those aiming to clear the UGC-NET exam.
Sommario
Public Administration: Evolution of a Discipline
Administrative Theories
Contemporary Developments in Public Administration
Public Policy Development Administration
Decentralization and Local Governance
Social Welfare Administration
Citizens and Administration
Public Administration in India
Budget and Financial Administration in India
Administrative Reforms in India
Globalization and Public Administration
Conclusion
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Bidyut Chakrabarty is a faculty at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India. He has also been Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Head of the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. He earned his PhD from the London School of Economics and has been associated with teaching and research for more than three decades. He has taught in some of the most prestigious educational institutions such as the London School of Economics; Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, India; Monash University, Australia; National University of Singapore and Hamburg University, Germany.
Dr Chakrabarty has authored three books for SAGE India: Indian Government and Politics (with Rajendra Kumar Pandey, 2008); Modern Indian Political Thought (with Rajendra Kumar Pandey, 2009) and Public Administration in a Globalizing World (with Prakash Chand, 2012).
