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Public Administration

(Total Marks 100)


 

  1. Public Administration -Its nature and scope, the role of Public Administration in a modern Welfare State.

  2. Major Schools of thought in Administration, Scientific Management Movement Human Relationalists; Behavioural School; Systemic theory.

  3. Bureaucracy,- Concept of Bureaucracy, Theories of Bureaucracy, Ecology of Bureaucracy; Bureaucracy of Pakistan as a Change Agent.

  4. Administrative Leadership,- Approaches to the study of Leadership, Forms of Leadership, Leadership qualities.

  5. Administrative Accountability,- Internal and External Controls; Executive Control, Legislative Control, Judicial Control, Ombudsman, Public Opinion and Pressure Groups; Problems of Administrative, Accountability in Pakistan.

  6. Planning, -Types of Plans, Planning Process; Principles of Planning, Planning Machinery; the system of planning and programming in Pakistan, Planning Machinery in Pakistan.

  7. Organization, -Types of Organization. Theories of Organization, Principle of Organization, The Organization of Federal and Provincial Governments in Pakistan, Public Corporations in Pakistan.

  8. Personnel Administration,-Nature and scope of Personnel Administration; Personnel Functions. Tools of Personnel Management, Salient Features of the system of Public Personnel Management in Pakistan.

  9. Controlling and Co-ordination - Forms of Controls, Control Mechanism, the process of Control, Principles of Controlling: Principles of Coordination; Machinery for Coordination; Problems of Coordination in Public Administration in Pakistan.

  10. Communication, Types of Communication, Communication Channels, Communication Process, Principles of Communication.

  11. Financial Administration, - Elements of Financial Administration. Performance and programmed Budgeting. Capital Budget, Principles of Budgeting, Auditing and Accounting.




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Suggested Readings

 

Title Author
1
A Handbook of Public Relations United Nations
2.
An Introduction to the Public Administration E.N. Cladden
3.
Administrative Behaviour Herbet, A. Simon
4.
Bureaucracy: Modern Society Pebr, M. Blau
5.
Human Relations Administration Robert Dubir
6.
An Introduction to the Study of Public Administration L.D. White
7.
Public Administration Simon, Smithuburg & Thompson
8.
Public Administration Pfiffner and Presthus
9.
Public Administration for a Welfare State Paul Abbleby
10.
Public Administration; Theory and Practice Fesler, James W.
11
Pakistan in Search of Democracy 1947-77 Yusuf, Hamid
12.
Pakistan: The Enigma of Political Development Ziring, Lawrence
13.
Research on the Bureaucracy of Pakistan Braibanti, Ralph
14.
The Human Side of Enterprize Douglas Mc Gregor
15.
The Bureaucracy of Pakistan Charles F. Kennedy



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