Syed Tanvir Abbas Jafri PRESENTLY WORKING AS ADVISOR
Syed Tanvir Abbas Jafri • PRESENTLY WORKING AS ADVISOR MANAGEMENT SCIENCES CIIT ISLAMABAD. • PRACTICED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS. • WORKED AS MEMBER DIRECTING STAFF PAKISTAN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE LAHORE. • HELD SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE PROVINCIAL & FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS AND STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES. 1
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND • MASTERS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM PUNJAB UNIVERSITY. • MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC ). • MASTERS IN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION (CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, LEUVEN BELGIUM). • BACHELORS IN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY LAHORE. 2
COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MPA 503 INTRODUCTION (Lecture 01) 3
SOME QUESTIONS • WHY IS PAKISTAN POLIO-RIDDEN? • WHY DO WE HAVE LONG QEUES AT SERVICE DELIVERY OFFICES? • WHY I HAVE TO PAY A BRIBE TO GET A LICENCE? • WHY DO THE WELL-CONNECTED GO SCOT FREE ? 4
SOME QUESTIONS • WHY ARE NOT ALL CHILDREN GETTING FREE EDUCATION AND SO MANY DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL? • DOES THE STATE NOT CARE ABOUT MY HEALTH? • WHY CANNOT WE CONTROL CRIME AND TERRORISM? 5
CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • AN INEVITABLE OUTCOME OF THE EXISTENCE OF SOCIAL LIFE WITH ROOTS IN THE STARTING POINT OF HUMANITY • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION EMERGED DUE TO THE TENDENCY TO SPECIALIZE IN GOVERNING THE STATE AND ITS PERIPHERAL ORGANS 6
CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • AFFAIRS OF THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE PERFORMED IN THE ABSENCE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING EXPECTATIONS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED BY CITIZENS WITH GOVERNMENTS 7
CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM CAN ENSURE DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE OF A NATION • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS PRIMARILY MEANT TO SERVE THE PUBLIC 8
CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS CITIZENS IN DAILY LIFE • IT IS A STABILIZING FORCE • IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE 9
CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION • FACILITATOR OF THE ECONOMY • TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • RESPONSIBLE FOR WELFARE ACTIVITIES 10
DEFINING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS CONCERNED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT (E N GLADDEN) • THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF THE NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (HERBERT SIMON) • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS DETAILED AND SYSTEMATIC APPLICATION OF LAW. EVERY PARTICULAR APPLICATION OF LAW IS AN ACT OF ADMINISTRATION (WOODROW WILSON) 11
DEFINING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • IT IS CONCERNED WITH THE ‘WHAT’ AND ‘HOW’ OF THE GOVERNMENT, ‘WHAT’ BEING THE SUBJECT MATTER OR THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE OF A FIELD THAT ENABLES THE ADMINISTRATOR TO PERFORM HIS TASKS. THE ‘HOW’ IS THE TECHNIQUE OF MANAGEMENT, THE PRINCIPLES ACCORDING TO WHICH CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED TO SUCCESS (MARSHALL E DIMOCK) 12
DEFINING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • THE REAL CORE OF ADMINISTRATION IS THE BASIC SERVICE WHICH IS PERFORMED FOR THE PUBLIC SUCH AS POLICE AND PROTECTION, PUBLIC WORKS, EDUCATION, RECREATION, SANITATION, SOCIA L SECURITY, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, NATIONAL DEFENCE AND OTHERS (E. A NIGRO) 13
DEFINING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • IT CONSISTS OF THOSE OPERATIONS HAVING FOR THEIR PURPOSE THE FULFILMENT OR ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AS DECLARED BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY (I D WHITE) • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONSISTS OF GETTING THE WORK OF GOVERNMENT DONE BY CO ORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR SET TASKS (JOHN PFIFFNER) • FIELD OF STUDY PREPARING CIVIL SERVANTS TO MANAGE STATE ACTIVITIES 14
DEFINING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHARACTER: ORGANISATIONAL THEORY, POLICY ANALYSIS, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ETHICS • A DIVERSE FIELD OF INQUIRY WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING FUNCTIONING OF THE GOVERNMENT 15
DEFINING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • COVERS ALL TIERS OF THE GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL, COMMUNITY ETC) • EMPHASISES ON QUALITY OF HUMAN RESOURCE, SUPERVISION AND OUTCOMES 16
TWO BASIC ISSUES • POLICY FORMULATION • POLICY EXECUTION 17
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLITICAL SCIENCE • POLITICAL SCIENCE PERTAINS TOGETTING INTO POWER AND MAINTAIN ING IT • IT DEALS WITH THEORIES OF STATE, CONCEPT OF SOVEREIGNTY AND SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT 18
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLITICAL SCIENCE • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEALS WITH THEORIES OF ADMINISTRATION, PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNIQUES OF POLICY FORMULATION AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION • THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE POLICY FORMULATED BY THE POLITICIAN • THE ADMINISTRATOR ALSO ADVISES POLITICIANS IN MATTERS RELATING TO POLICY FORMULATION 19
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIOLOGY • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS CLOSELY RELATED TO SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIAL ITERACTIONS AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS • FAMILY • SOCIAL CLASS • SOCIAL GROUPS 20
DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION • INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 21
DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • AREA ADMINISTRATION • INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATION • COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 22
COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION • MODERN COMPARISONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DEEPEST DIVISIONS OF SYSTEM TYPES: BETWEEN AUTHORITARIAN AND PLURALIST SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIALIZED AND DEVELOPING SYSTEMS AND SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS REGIMES. 23
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