Course MPA 401 Public Administration in Pakistan Importance

Course: MPA 401 Public Administration in Pakistan Ø Importance Ø Public Administration: Definition, Nature, Scope Ø Major concepts in Public Administration Ø Major Theories and Approaches of Public Administration Ø Public Administration and Democratic Government Ø Politics and Public Administration Ø Bureaucracy- Should the Bureaucracy be Politically Neutral?

Overview of the Course… Ø The Organization of the Public Sector in Pakistan Ø The New Public Management Ø Dealing with Interest Groups and the Media Ø Public servants and the policy process Ø Delivering Public Services Ø Budgeting and Financial Management Ø Leading and Managing People

Overview of the Course… Ø Administrative Accountability and Ethics Ø Paradoxes of Public Administration Ø e. Government- Is egovernment Radically Transforming Public Administration? Ø Managing Public Money- Should Pakistani governments be required by law to run balanced budgets? Ø Policy Making in Public Administration Ø Public Administration: Islamic Perspective

Recommended Books Ø Abdun Noor, Social justice and Human Development (Dhaka: Adorn Publication, 2007). Ø Arora, K. , 2006, Public Administration in India – Tradition, Trends and transformation, Paragon International Publishers, New Delhi. Ø Bose, Sagata and Jalal, Ayesha. 2004. Modern South Asia: History, Culture and Political Economy. New Delhi. Ø Jalal, Ayesha. 1995. Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia: A comparative and historical perspective. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications. Ø La Palombara, Joseph (ed), 1963, Bureaucracy and Political Development, Princeton University Press: Princeton. . Ø Papers and Articles- Recommend from time to time