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Public Administration has experienced a fundamental rethinking of
its basic objectives, concepts and theories during the 21st
century. This book examines the transformations happening in global
societies, the economy and in politics, to trace the trajectory of
public administration as an academic discipline as well as being a
focus of social science research. It presents a reassessment of
governance in heterogenous developing countries that goes beyond
the traditional Weberian bureaucratic model, toward new models of
organization and management, informed by their legal,
constitutional, economic and political needs, aspirations and
ground realities. This is especially important in relation to the
marginalized sections of society that primarily rely on citizen
entitlements through public service delivery systems. The author
looks at widening the range and scope of public administrative
agencies with the gradual cooperation of multiple actors, such as
the civil society, people at large and even the private sector, in
a partnering role. The author revisits the discipline to tackle
intellectual dilemmas that current governance theories and
practices are confronting, or will have to confront in future
administrative situations. There will be key discussions on
mandates and challenges for the state regarding the rising South;
this book will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of
politics, especially governance and public policy, sociology and
development studies. It will also be of interest to bureaucrats,
NGOs and government officials.
After the COVID-19 disaster, ‘old’ frailties and inadequacies
in agriculture and industrial productive capacities, in public
health and transport systems have evinced sharply in the open,
reopening the debates over public policy reforms as never before.
This volume: Studies the likely impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
future policy making in India and other democracies. Critically
looks at the available theoretical frameworks, models and
approaches used in the policy making process and studies their
contemporary relevance. Balances theoretical approaches with
concrete case studies. Examines India’s policies on education,
health, e-governance, gender and work, and also provides
recommendations for the future. An important and timely
contribution, this book will be of great interest to scholars and
researches of public administration, public policy, political
theory, globalization and global democracy.
Public Administration has experienced a fundamental rethinking of
its basic objectives, concepts and theories during the 21st
century. This book examines the transformations happening in global
societies, the economy and in politics, to trace the trajectory of
public administration as an academic discipline as well as being a
focus of social science research. It presents a reassessment of
governance in heterogenous developing countries that goes beyond
the traditional Weberian bureaucratic model, toward new models of
organization and management, informed by their legal,
constitutional, economic and political needs, aspirations and
ground realities. This is especially important in relation to the
marginalized sections of society that primarily rely on citizen
entitlements through public service delivery systems. The author
looks at widening the range and scope of public administrative
agencies with the gradual cooperation of multiple actors, such as
the civil society, people at large and even the private sector, in
a partnering role. The author revisits the discipline to tackle
intellectual dilemmas that current governance theories and
practices are confronting, or will have to confront in future
administrative situations. In the second edition, the volume brings
into focus lessons on policy and governance learnt from the Global
South in building administrative capacities in post-Covid-19 times.
An essential read on the mandates and challenges for the state
regarding the rising South, this book will be indispensable to
scholars and researchers of politics, especially governance and
public policy, sociology and development studies. It will also be
of interest to bureaucrats, NGOs and government officials.
Public Administration has experienced a fundamental rethinking of
its basic objectives, concepts and theories during the 21st
century. This book examines the transformations happening in global
societies, the economy and in politics, to trace the trajectory of
public administration as an academic discipline as well as being a
focus of social science research. It presents a reassessment of
governance in heterogenous developing countries that goes beyond
the traditional Weberian bureaucratic model, toward new models of
organization and management, informed by their legal,
constitutional, economic and political needs, aspirations and
ground realities. This is especially important in relation to the
marginalized sections of society that primarily rely on citizen
entitlements through public service delivery systems. The author
looks at widening the range and scope of public administrative
agencies with the gradual cooperation of multiple actors, such as
the civil society, people at large and even the private sector, in
a partnering role. The author revisits the discipline to tackle
intellectual dilemmas that current governance theories and
practices are confronting, or will have to confront in future
administrative situations. In the second edition, the volume brings
into focus lessons on policy and governance learnt from the Global
South in building administrative capacities in post-Covid-19 times.
An essential read on the mandates and challenges for the state
regarding the rising South, this book will be indispensable to
scholars and researchers of politics, especially governance and
public policy, sociology and development studies. It will also be
of interest to bureaucrats, NGOs and government officials.
Public Administration has experienced a fundamental rethinking of
its basic objectives, concepts and theories during the 21st
century. This book examines the transformations happening in global
societies, the economy and in politics, to trace the trajectory of
public administration as an academic discipline as well as being a
focus of social science research. It presents a reassessment of
governance in heterogenous developing countries that goes beyond
the traditional Weberian bureaucratic model, toward new models of
organization and management, informed by their legal,
constitutional, economic and political needs, aspirations and
ground realities. This is especially important in relation to the
marginalized sections of society that primarily rely on citizen
entitlements through public service delivery systems. The author
looks at widening the range and scope of public administrative
agencies with the gradual cooperation of multiple actors, such as
the civil society, people at large and even the private sector, in
a partnering role. The author revisits the discipline to tackle
intellectual dilemmas that current governance theories and
practices are confronting, or will have to confront in future
administrative situations. There will be key discussions on
mandates and challenges for the state regarding the rising South;
this book will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of
politics, especially governance and public policy, sociology and
development studies. It will also be of interest to bureaucrats,
NGOs and government officials.
Is globalisation a force for economic growth, prosperity and
democratic freedom? Or is it a force for the exploitation of the
developing world and suppression of human rights? Globalisation has
opened up unparalleled new opportunities for economic and social
development. But at the same time it has posed major threats to
human security and human freedom. What this book addresses is this
complexity of globalisation, its issues and impacts and lastly its
relation with state and political power. In the four sections,
sixteen articles and an introduction, the myriad faces of
globalisation are explored and investigated.The first section
looks, at globalisation and its impact on the nation-state and the
issues of sovereignty. It also examines the globalisation
ideology/political economy interface and the resultant impacts,
issues and transformations in the society, economy and political
processes. The second section looks at the evolving idea of a New
World Order, issues of nuclearisation, global conflict and
co-operation, besides the impacts of globalism on cultures and
identities. The third section explores the impact of globalisation
on human rights theory and practice, and the impact of
international global covenants on human rights implementation in
India. The last section is India-specific, wherein globalisation
and its impact on centre-state relations, democracy and
development, public administration and civil society
interrelationships are discussed separately.
After the COVID-19 disaster, ‘old’ frailties and inadequacies
in agriculture and industrial productive capacities, in public
health and transport systems have evinced sharply in the open,
reopening the debates over public policy reforms as never before.
This volume: Studies the likely impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on
future policy making in India and other democracies. Critically
looks at the available theoretical frameworks, models and
approaches used in the policy making process and studies their
contemporary relevance. Balances theoretical approaches with
concrete case studies. Examines India’s policies on education,
health, e-governance, gender and work, and also provides
recommendations for the future. An important and timely
contribution, this book will be of great interest to scholars and
researches of public administration, public policy, political
theory, globalization and global democracy.
This book presents a nuanced analysis of governance in South Asia.
It examines a range of themes including civil service reforms,
women and development, environmental governance and public sector
programmes, together with the impact of globalization on local
issues and its influence on governance in the region. Through
grass-roots studies, the volume also traces how the last 20 years
have seen a social and economic resurgence in South Asia -
transiting from stages of poverty, low growth rates, illiteracy and
poor health to flourishing economies, improved savings, greater
investments and stronger human development indicators. Drawing on
extensive fieldwork, this book will be of great interest to
scholars of politics and public administration, development
studies, labour studies, and sociology and social anthropology. It
will also be useful to practitioners in the field, NGOs and civil
servants.
This book attends to the major concern of the Asia Pacific Region
which is developing, energising and managing the human capital. In
the early 60s the drawback of the region was the lack of skilled
trained and knowledge driven personnel in public sector
organisations. Five decades later, the problem remains equally
acute despite the intrusion of intimidating global infrastructure
and technology from the West. While the national objectives of each
country in the region tries to accommodate and focus on the prime
needs of the people, private companies and several non-state actors
aim to carve out for themselves an ever widening space for control
and management. Asia-Pacific is committed to achieve the MDGs of
poverty reduction, illiteracy and lack of primary healthcare
facilities which in the absence of human capital may continue to be
a mirage for this region. The objective of this book is to find
ways to achieve a knowledge driven administrative system to unlock
human capital.
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