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▼DRISHTI IAS Public Administration – Administration Theory Part-I | Optional Course for Civil Services Examination
- Comprehensive coverage of Public Administration – Administration Theory
- Covers the meaning, nature, scope and significance of Public Administration
- Includes Woodrow Wilson’s vision, New Public Administration and Public Choice Approach
- Detailed coverage of major Administrative Thinkers and Theories
- Includes Scientific Management, Classical Theory and Max Weber’s Bureaucracy
- Covers Mary Parker Follett, Elton Mayo, Chester Barnard, Herbert Simon, Chris Argyris and Douglas McGregor
- Detailed study of Administrative Behaviour, including Decision-Making, Communication, Morale and Motivation
- Covers important Leadership Theories
- Includes Organisation Theory, System Theory, Contingency Theory and Organisational Structures
- Covers Public-Private Partnership, Companies and Regulatory Bodies
- Detailed coverage of Accountability and Control in Administration
- Includes Citizen Charter, RTI, Social Audit, Public Service Guarantee and Judicial Control
- Covers Administrative Law, Delegation and Administrative Tribunals
- Includes Comparative Public Administration and Riggsian Models
- Covers Development Administration, Liberalisation, Bureaucracy and Development
- Detailed coverage of Personnel Administration and Human Resource Development
- Includes Public Policy and Models of Policy Making
- Covers E-Governance, O&M, MIS, PERT and Critical Path Method
- Includes Financial Administration, Monetary Policy, Public Debt and Budget
- Designed as an Optional Course for Civil Services Examination
The uploaded PDF is titled Public Administration (Administration Theory) and is presented as an Optional Course for Civil Services Examination.
About this Book
Drishti IAS Public Administration – Administration Theory Part-I is a focused study resource designed for aspirants preparing Public Administration as an Optional subject for the Civil Services Examination.
The book begins with the foundations of Public Administration, including Administration, Public Administration, its nature, scope and significance, followed by Wilson’s Vision, New Public Administration and Public Choice Approach.
It then moves into major schools of Administrative Thought, covering thinkers and theories such as Scientific Management, Classical Theory, Max Weber’s Bureaucracy, Mary Parker Follett, Elton Mayo, Chester Barnard and Herbert Simon.
The later sections cover Administrative Behaviour, Organisation, Accountability & Control, Administrative Law, Comparative Public Administration, Development Dynamics, Personnel Administration, Public Policy, Administrative Improvement Techniques and Financial Administration.
Key Areas Covered
- Introduction to Public Administration
- Nature & Scope of Public Administration
- Wilson’s Vision
- New Public Administration
- Public Choice Approach
- Scientific Management Theory
- Classical Organisation Theory
- Max Weber’s Bureaucracy
- Mary Parker Follett
- Elton Mayo & Human Relations
- Chester Barnard
- Herbert Simon
- Chris Argyris
- Douglas McGregor
- Decision-Making
- Communication
- Morale
- Motivation
- Leadership
- Organisation
- System Theory
- Contingency Theory
- Public-Private Partnership
- Accountability & Control
- Role of Media
- Pressure Groups
- Voluntary Organisations
- Citizen Charter
- Right to Information
- Social Audit
- Administrative Law
- Administrative Tribunal
- Comparative Public Administration
- Ecology of Administration
- Riggsian Models
- Development Administration
- Women & Development
- Personnel Administration
- Human Resource Development
- Recruitment & Training
- Conduct, Discipline & Administrative Ethics
- Public Policy
- E-Governance
- MIS, PERT & CPM
- Financial Administration
- Monetary Policy
- Public Debt
- Budget & Budgetary Process
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
What is Administration? • What is Public Administration? • Nature of Public Administration • Scope • Significance • Wilson’s Vision of Public Administration • New Public Administration • Public Choice Approach
The book explains administration as a group activity involving cooperation and coordination to achieve desired objectives.
It defines Public Administration in relation to government administration, government in action and public bureaucracy, while distinguishing it from private administration.
2. Administrative Thought
Scientific Management Theory • Classical Theory • Max Weber’s Theory of Bureaucracy • Mary Parker Follett • Elton Mayo • Chester Barnard • Herbert A. Simon • Participative Management • Chris Argyris • Douglas McGregor
The detailed contents include Henry Fayol, Gulick & Urwick, POSDCORB, Departmentalisation, Mooney & Reiley, Scientific Management principles and Weberian Bureaucracy.
3. Administrative Behaviour
Process & Technique of Decision-Making • Theories of Decision-Making • Herbert Simon • Communication • Morale • Motivation Theories • Leadership Theories
The text describes decision-making as a goal-oriented, dynamic, continuous and rational process involving the selection of one alternative from multiple possible courses of action.
It further discusses four phases of decision-making: Explorative, Speculative, Evaluative and Selective.
4. Organisation
System Theory • Contingency Theory • Structure & Forms • Companies • Regulatory Bodies • Public-Private Partnership Approach
The System Theory section views organisation as an open and interdependent system consisting of technical, supportive, maintenance, adaptive, psycho-social and management subsystems.
It also identifies five basic parts of a system:
Input • Process • Output • Feedback • Environment.
5. Accountability & Control
Concept of Accountability and Control • Legislative, Executive & Judicial Control • Public Service Guarantee Act • Role of Media • Interest/Pressure Groups • Voluntary Organisations • Citizen Charter • Right to Information • Social Audit
The detailed coverage also includes Public Interest Litigation, Administrative Tribunals, Central Vigilance Commission, Ombudsman, Lokpal and Lokayukta.
6. Administrative Law
Introduction • Nature • Scope • Objectives • Sources • Delegation • Administrative Tribunal
The text explains Administrative Law as part of public law regulating the relationship between citizen and state, particularly the powers and procedures of administrative agencies.
7. Comparative Public Administration
What to Compare? • Historical & Sociological Factors Affecting Administrative Systems • Administration & Politics in Different Countries • Current Status • Ecology and Administration • Riggsian Models and their Critique
The book explains Comparative Public Administration as the comparative study of government administrative systems operating in different countries.
It includes Macro, Middle-Range and Micro approaches to comparative administrative study.
8. Development Dynamics
Development Administration – Origin & Purpose • Concept of Development • Changing Profile • Anti-Development Thesis • Bureaucracy & Development • Strong State vs Market Debate • Impact of Liberalisation • Women & Development – Self Help Group Movement
Development Administration is presented as an action-oriented, goal-oriented, innovative and flexible administrative approach concerned with change and development.
9. Personnel Administration
Importance of Human Resource Development • Recruitment • Training • Career Advancement • Employer–Employee Relations • Conduct & Discipline • Grievance Redressal • Administrative Ethics
The book emphasizes human resources as a crucial factor in the functioning and achievement of objectives in public organisations.
10. Public Policy
Models of Policy Making and their Critique • State Theories and Public Policy Formulation
The text presents Public Policy as a governmental course of action designed to achieve specific objectives within a given environment.
It also includes views of thinkers such as Paul H. Appleby, M. Dimmock, Thomas Dye and David Easton.
11. Techniques of Administrative Improvements
Organisation & Methods (O&M) • E-Governance & Information Technology • Network Analysis • Management Information System • PERT • Critical Path Method
The O&M section focuses on the systematic examination of organisational activities to improve efficiency and the effective use of human and material resources.
12. Financial Administration
Financial Administration • Monetary Policy • Public Borrowing & Public Debt • Budget – Types and Processes
The book explains Financial Administration as the management of monetary resources, including the collection, preservation, allocation and distribution of public funds.
It also discusses Monetary Policy as the process through which a country’s monetary authority manages money supply and interest rates to support economic growth and stability.
