Public Administration and Public Affairs/M.K. Singh. New Delhi, Navyug, 2008, viii, 336 p., ISBN 81-906748-3-6.

    Contents: Preface. 1. What is administration? 2. Basic concepts of public administration. 3. Public administration--art, science. 4. Political theory and administrative organisation. 5. From Mauryas to Mountbatten. 6. Indian administration: improvement and efficiency. 7. Perspectives of public policy. 8. Public affairs--duties and responsibilities. 9. Morality in public affairs. 10. Public relations and public affairs. 11. Leadership, policy-formation and decision-making. 12. Philosophy and concept of administration. 13. Bureaucracy and development. 14. Administration of public undertakings. 15. Budgetary process. 16. Audit. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

    "Public Administration of today, however, has three distinguishing features: "Its purposes have been completely reoriented, its functions have enormously increased in number, variety and complexity, and its methodology has grown from the trail-and-error stage into an orderly discipline with an organised, ever-increasing body of knowledge and experience."

    Public administration in modern age is product of certain evolutionary processes. Scholars have examined the subject from various perspectives keeping in view the development in information and communication technology.

    Aim of this book is to provide to our readers important innovative and interesting material on the subject.

    Librarians and staff members of various universities and institutions have rendered every possible co-operation and help." (jacket)

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