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Administration and Public Policy: Concepts and Theories

Scottish Church College, Kolkata and CEC via Swayam

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It provides an insight into the management of affairs of the government at all levels-national, state and local. This will also help us to understand: how human and material resources can be used to reach its desired goals. This course will also highlight the formulation and implementation of public policies, organisational structures and machinery of administration as well as administrative practices. Moreover, it addresses a relationship between government, organisations and its environment. This course will help the students to understand the key themes, debates, and socio-political significance of issues, which are influencing the study of Public Administration. It will be of interest to even students of other disciplines, like law, history, sociology etc. It is not only useful for Under Graduate students but is also important for research scholars and students who are appearing for competitive examinations.Every module conforms to the four quadrant approach in that it contains 1) a 20-30 minute multimedia lecture by a recognized subject expert, 2) a detailed essay on the theme covered by the lecture 3) a elaborate list of references including books and related online content 4) a series of questions including MCQ and short and long answer type questions.

Syllabus


Week 1 Module 1 : Meaning, Nature and Scope of Public AdministrationModule 2 : Evolution of Public Administration
Week 2 Module 3 : Classical TheoryModule 4 : Scientific Management
Week 3 Module 5 : Human Relation TheoryModule 6 : Rational Decision-MakingModule 7 : Politics and Administration
Week 4 Module 8 : Methods & Approaches of Public Administration Part 1Module 9 : Methods & Approaches of Public Administration Part 2Module 10 : Leadership
Week 5 Module 11 : Decision MakingModule 12 : CommunicationModule 13 : Accountability
Week 6 Module 14 : Bureaucracy Part-1Module 15 : Bureaucracy Part-2Module 16 : Budgeting
Week 7 Module 17 : Legislative Control Over AdministrationModule 18 : Judicial Control over AdministrationModule 19 : Globalisation & Liberalisation- I

Week 8 Module 20 : Globalisation & Liberalisation- IIModule 21 : New Public Administration Part 1Module 22 : New Public Administration Part 2

Taught by

Dr. Esita Sur

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