Public Administration

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Bidyut Chakrabarty (Delhi University, India) Prakash Chand Kandpal (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

Public Administration

Bidyut Chakrabarty (Delhi University, India), Prakash Chand Kandpal (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

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Routledge India
16 December 2024

Social issues & processes; Sociology; Public administration

This textbook is a comprehensive, student-friendly guide to understanding the fundamentals of public administration. It examines the recent developments and relevant theoretical underpinnings in an accessible manner.

Public Administration:

Helps students grasp key dialectical interconnections between theoretical conceptualizations and prevalent socio-economic and political circumstances Provides understanding of issues in governance Analyses significant transformations in civil society and administrative set-ups across the world Highlights the contributions of non-Western thinkers in the development of conceptual ideas of the discipline

Accessibly written, it caters to a wide range of university syllabi in public administration and will be essential for students and researchers of political science, public policy and public administration. It will also be particularly useful for those preparing for the civil service examinations.

By: Bidyut Chakrabarty (Delhi University India), Prakash Chand Kandpal (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.133kg
ISBN: 9781032896625
ISBN 10: 1032896620
Pages: 602
Publication Date: 16 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Evolution of Public administration as a Discipline 2. Administrative Theories:Western tradition 3. Administrative Theories: The Non-Western Tradition 4.Contemporary Developments in the discipline 5.Public Policy: Theory and practice 6. Changing patterns of Development administration 7. Local governance: concept and practice 8. Social Welfare administration 9. Citizen-centric administration 10. Public administration in India 11. Financial administration in India 12. Planning discourse in India 13.Administrative Reforms in India 14. Contemporary Issues in Indian Administration. Conclusions

Bidyut Chakrabarty taught for more than three decades in the department of Political Science, University of Delhi. He later served and retired as the Vice Chancellor of Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan in 2023 after completion of a term of five years. He completed his PhD from London School of Economics and Political Science and has several prestigious publications to his credit. Prakash Chand Kandpal is Professor and Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His areas of interest are public administration, public policy, governance studies, local governance, environmental policy and politics in India.