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E- Pathshala On Public Administration

E- Pathshala On Public Administration. Dr. I. Ramabrahmam Professor Department of Political Science University of Hyderabad Hyderabad Email: rbi.pdg@gmail.com. Studying Public Administration in post- Globalization era.

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E- Pathshala On Public Administration

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  1. E- Pathshala On Public Administration Dr. I. Ramabrahmam Professor Department of Political Science University of Hyderabad Hyderabad Email: rbi.pdg@gmail.com

  2. Studying Public Administration in post- Globalization era • In the post-globalization era, no other academic discipline has undergone as many changes as Public Administration did(Guy Peters and Vincent Wright :1998). • The study of public administration in traditional manner laid focus laid on: • Organisation Theory • Weberian Theory of bureaucracy • Structures rather than process • Inputs rather than outcome • Rules rather than outcome • Hierarchy etc.( Bhattacharya, 2004) • The governments across the world have been perceived to be inefficient. • The conventional public administration could not address the issues of ‘efficiency’, ‘economy’ and ‘effectiveness’ of public institutions . This gave rise to New Public Management(NPM) (Osborne and Gaebler, 1992) • A paradigm shift has taken in the study of public administration.

  3. Inaddition to this, the managerial practices in private sector have influenced the functioning of the public sector (Osborne and Gaebler:1992). • These changes have questioned the following fundamentals of public administration, such as, 1. The assumption of self-sufficiency 2. The assumption of hierarchy 3. The assumption of uniformity 4. The assumption of Accountability upward 5.The assumption of standardized establishment procedure 6. Apolitical nature/Neutrality of civil service (Guy Peters and Vincent Wright :1998) • Denhardt and Denhardt (2008) rightly took note of this paradigm shift as shown in the following table:

  4. In addition to these developments, governance has become one of the prime areas of interest in contemporary research. Civil society groups are now asking for a more inclusive and participatory governance which has political implications. • Given this background, it has become imperative to know: What are governance reforms? What are their implications to efficiency, delivery and accountability in managing public affairs? • A paradigm shift in the study of public administration and corresponding changes can be well understood through revising the existing traditional curriculum.

  5. Accordingly, the new curriculum should encompass the recent developments, such as, governance and related concepts, public management techniques, leadership, public finance, disaster management etc. • Such efforts enhances the validity and relevance of Public Administration at local, national and global level. • This is reflected in the proposed course on Public Administration designed for INFLIBNET purpose. • Keeping these developments in view, the following course have been identified:

  6. Post-Graduate Coursesin Public Administration • Theories of Public Administration • Public Policy Formulation and Implementation • Public Management • Governance: Theories and Concepts • Human resources management • Organizational Behavior • Public Finance and Tax Administration • Administrative Law and Comparative Public Management • Public Sector Strategic Management • Public Sector Project Management • Governance and Leadership • Civil Service Ethics and Professionalism • Public Sector Reforms in India • Indian Administration • Administrative Reforms • Management Information Systems • Research Methodology in Public Administration

  7. Objectives of Public Administration course The specific objectives of the Public Administration Curriculum are to : • familiarize the students with basic theories, concepts and principles of public administration; • enable them to understand the evolution and growth of public administration as a discipline; • become familiar on how governance as theory and practice transforms the state and politics at different levels - global, national and local; and • equip them with an understanding on various aspects pertaining to management, good governance, public policy, civil service reforms

  8. Expected Outcomes After completing the course, the following outcomes students are expected to: • have a thorough understanding of the evolution and phases of public administration; • establish the linkages between the public administration and socio-economic development; • think of devising strategies for better management of human resource and capacity building; and • conceptualize ‘good governance’ and examine its role in development of the country.

  9. References • Bhattacharya, Mohit, 2004, New Horizons of Public Administration, Jawahar publishers, New Delhi. • Denhardt, J,V. and Denhardt, R, B.,2007,The New Public Service: Serving, Not Steering. M. E. Sharpe. New York. • Osborn, David and Gabler, Ted, 1992, Reinventing the Government: The Spirit of Entrepreneurial Government, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi. • Peters Guy and Vincent Wright, 1998, Public Policy and Administration: Old and New in Robert Goodman (ed) A Handbook of Political Science, Oxford University Press, New York. • World Bank, 2003, World Development Report 2004, Making Services Work for Poor People, World Bank, Washington. D.C.

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