Perspectives on Public Administration

This subject explores various theoretical and practical viewpoints in public administration, providing a comprehensive understanding of its evolution and contemporary applications. It equips students with critical insights to analyze and improve public sector policies and management strategies effectively.

Perspectives on Public Administration

1 Concept and Significance of Public Administration

  1. Meaning, Scope and Importance of Public Administration
  2. Evolution of the Discipline and its Present Status
  3. Public and Private Administration
  4. Role of Public Administration in Developed and Developing Societies
  5. Politics-Administration Dichotomy
  6. Impact of Globalization on Public Administration

2 Scientific management approach

  1. Scientific Management Approach
  2. Contributions of F.W. Taylor
  3. Critical Analysis of Scientific Management
  4. Principles of Scientific Management

3 Administrative management approach

  1. Administrative Management Approach
  2. Contributions of Henri Fayol
  3. Critical Evaluation of Administrative Management
  4. Principles of Administrative Management

4 Bureaucratic approach

  1. Bureaucratic Approach
  2. Max Weber’s Bureaucracy
  3. Criticism of Bureaucracy
  4. Characteristics of Bureaucracy

5 Human relations approach

  1. Human Relations Approach
  2. Contributions of Elton Mayo
  3. Critical Evaluation of Human Relations Approach
  4. Principles of Human Relations Approach

6 Decision making approach

  1. Decision Making Approach
  2. Rational Decision Making
  3. Bounded Rationality
  4. Decision Making Models

7 Systems and socio-psychological approaches

  1. General Systems Theory
  2. Structural Functionalism
  3. Symbolic Interactionism
  4. Sociometry
  5. Sociodrama
  6. Role Theory

8 Public policy approach

  1. Policy Process
  2. Policy Formulation
  3. Policy Implementation
  4. Policy Evaluation

9 Policy sciences approach

  1. Policy Sciences Approach
  2. Policy Analysis
  3. Public Policy
  4. Decision Making

10 Ecological approach

  1. Ecological Approach
  2. Human Ecology
  3. Ecological Systems Theory
  4. Sustainable Development

11 New Public Administration approach

  1. New Public Administration
  2. Minnowbrook Conference
  3. Social Equity
  4. Client Orientation
  5. Change and Innovation

12 Public choice approach

  1. Public Choice Approach
  2. Rational Choice Theory
  3. Collective Action
  4. Public Goods
  5. Government Failure

13 Public interest approach

  1. Concept of Public Interest
  2. Public Interest Litigation
  3. Judicial Activism
  4. Legislative Measures
  5. Role of Executive
  6. Challenges in Public Interest Approach

14 New public management approach

  1. Concept of New Public Management
  2. Principles of New Public Management
  3. Application of New Public Management
  4. Critical Evaluation of New Public Management
  5. New Public Management in Developing Countries
  6. Future of New Public Management

15 Good governance approach

  1. Concept of Good Governance
  2. Principles of Good Governance
  3. Role of Transparency
  4. Public Participation in Governance
  5. Accountability in Governance
  6. Challenges in Good Governance
  7. Good Governance Practices
  8. Future of Good Governance

16 Postmodern approach

  1. Postmodernism in Public Administration
  2. Key Features of Postmodern Approach
  3. Implications of Postmodern Approach
  4. Critique of Postmodern Approach
  5. Postmodern Approach in Practice
  6. Future of Postmodern Approach

17 Feminist approach

  1. Feminism in Public Administration
  2. Key Concepts of Feminist Approach
  3. Feminist Theories and Perspectives
  4. Impact of Feminist Approach
  5. Challenges in Implementing Feminist Approach
  6. Future of Feminist Approach