Whither Public Administration : The Indian Contour
Contents: Preface. 1. Towards state activism: long live public administration. 2. Economic policy : public administration in a globalised and knowledge society. 3. Regulatory policy : administration of law and order. 4. Social policy : developing social capital and social entrepreneurship. 5. Education policy : is higher education a headache? 6. Neo localism : future of local government. Appendices. Name index subject index.
Public administration is the most interdisciplinary and fast changing academic subject among the social sciences. The speed of the changes has become more fast due to multifarious impacts of information technology and globalisation over economy, polity and society at large. The scenario of Indian public administration has been brushed with worldwide trends, e.g., good governance, responsive and accountable administration and transparency in all the public activities. The present book makes an attempt to analyse the major themes and trends emerged in administrative arena during last two decades.
Good governance, knowledge economic, emotional intelligence, micro credit and self help groups, disaster management, public-private partnership, capacity building, social capital, social entrepreneurship, right to information and issues pertaining to regulatory administration, etc., have been discussed in the various chapters of the book. The author has supported his views and conclusions by the results of the research studies and the case studies. The author\'s S.K. Model of PRIs is also presented in the book.
Hope, the book will be able to fulfill the academic needs of the scholars and civil services aspirants. (jacket)
Public administration is the most interdisciplinary and fast changing academic subject among the social sciences. The speed of the changes has become more fast due to multifarious impacts of information technology and globalisation over economy, polity and society at large. The scenario of Indian public administration has been brushed with worldwide trends, e.g., good governance, responsive and accountable administration and transparency in all the public activities. The present book makes an attempt to analyse the major themes and trends emerged in administrative arena during last two decades.
Good governance, knowledge economic, emotional intelligence, micro credit and self help groups, disaster management, public-private partnership, capacity building, social capital, social entrepreneurship, right to information and issues pertaining to regulatory administration, etc., have been discussed in the various chapters of the book. The author has supported his views and conclusions by the results of the research studies and the case studies. The author\'s S.K. Model of PRIs is also presented in the book.
Hope, the book will be able to fulfill the academic needs of the scholars and civil services aspirants. (jacket)
