Public Administration in a Globalizing World

Theories and Practices
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-81-321-0948-8
Verlag: Sage Publications India

Buch, Englisch, 588 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 633 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chakrabarty, Bidyut

Kandpal, Prakash Chand

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
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
Model Questions
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Chakrabarty, Bidyut
Bidyut Chakrabarty is Vice-Chancellor, Visva Bharati, West Bengal. He was Professor in the Department of Political Science in University of Delhi till November 2018. He completed his PhD from London School of Economics and has been associated with teaching and research for more than three decades. He has taught in several prestigious educational institutions, such as the London School of Economics; Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta; Monash University, Australia; National University of Singapore; Hamburg University, Germany. Professor Chakrabarty has authored several textbooks and academic books. Among his publications are Public Administration: From Government to Governance (2017), Winning the Mandate: The Indian Experience (2016), Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies (2014), Indian Politics and Society since Independence: Events, Processes and Ideology (2008) and The Governance Discourse: A Reader (2008).

Kandpal, Prakash Chand
Prakash Chand Kandpal is currently a faculty at the Department of Political Science, Dyal Singh Evening College, University of Delhi. He holds a PhD from the University of Delhi. He has been awarded a doctoral fellowship by ICSSR and a postdoctoral research award by UGC. He has coauthored four books with Professor Bidyut Chakrabarty: Public Administration in a Globalizing World (SAGE, 2012), Indian Administration: Evolution and Practice (SAGE, 2016), Public Policy: Concept, Theory and Practice (SAGE, 2016) and Public Administration: From Government to Governance (2017). His research papers have appeared in various national and international journals including Indian Social Science Review, Social Change, Social Action, Urban India, Indian Journal of Public Administration, Administrative Development, Research Journal Social Sciences, Gandhi Marg and so on. He was shortlisted for Dr V. K. R. V. Rao Awards in Social Science Research for the year 2015 for his contribution in the field of Public Administration.

His areas of interests are public administration, and environmental policy and politics in India. Currently he is pursuing a major research project (sponsored by ICSSR) on policy and politics of air pollution in Delhi. His research primarily focuses on the politics of urban environment in contemporary India.