Public Administration References

Public Administration Paper 1

Introduction:
Meaning, Scope – IGNOU MA Notes
Wilson – P&P, Mohanty Notes
PCA – Avasthi Maheshwari
LPG – IGNOU MA, Laxmikant, Mohanty Notes/ShubraSaxena

GG – Fadia 1, 2 (examples)
NPM – Avasthi Maheshwari

·         Examples should be from India as much as possible

·         Use abbreviations only after defining them

·         Stress on practical theories rather than abstract ones

·         Solution more than definition or elaboration

·         Try to put different sections of PubAd and link them in the answer

Administrative Thought:

Main refereces: P&P, RK Sapru

Scientific Management & Movement – Fadia & Laxmikant

Weber’s Bureaucratic Model – P&P

Post Weberian Development – Crack IAS

Follet – P&P

Human Relations Movement – P&P, Sapru

Barnard – Sapru

Simon – Sapru, Laxmikant

Participative Management – Sapru

Criticisms – Laxmikant, P&P

Classical Theories (Fayol, G&U) – Crack IAS, Vajiram Booklet

·         Read P&P’s Introduction too

·         Must read chapter thoroughly, at least 3-4 times

Concept of Development– IGNOU BA Notes

Changing profile of DA– IIPA, IGNOU

Anti Development Thesis– Crack

Bureaucracy and Development – Crack/IGNOU

Strong State vs Market – Fadia (mention Amartya Sen, NPM)

Impact of Liberalization on developing countries – Fadia

Women & development & SHGs– Crack, ShubraSaxena

Communication – Fadia

Morale – Sharma & Sadana/Fadia/Crack

Motivation – Crack

Leadership – Fadia

Organization – Crack/Fadia

Ministries, Boards & Commissions, Departmental forms – Avasthi
Corporations, Companies – Awasthi (Link it with Fadia Paper 2’s PSUs)

Adhoc & Advisory Bodies – IGNOU BA

HQ & Field relations – Awasthi

Regulatory Authorities – Crack

PPP – IIPA Journals/Crack, Newspapers, NIAS Notes

Accountability & Control – Laxmikant/Crack, IGNOU

Social Audit – Crack, Yojana

RTI – Read the bare act itself, Crack, ARC 2

Administrative Law – Crack/Sharma Sadana

Delegated Legislation – Awasthi

Admin. Tribunals – Fadia

CPA – IGNOU BA, + for current status: IIPA Journals/Sapru

Admin & Politics in different countries – Laxmikant (only if you feel the need)
Ecology & Admin. – Fadia

Riggs – P&P, Sapru, Mohanty Notes

Personnel Administration

Best in IGNOU but lengthy

Fadia

Admin. Ethics- Fadia

Public Policy – IGNOU BA (crux in Crack) [beginning to end]

Techniques of Admin. Improvement
O&M – Avasthi

e-governance – Fadia

Management tools – Mohit Bhattacharya/Fadia

Financial Administration – Vajiram Notes                     

Public Administration Paper 2

Evolution of Indian Administration

·      One short question is usually asked

Arthashastra, Mughal Administration – Rajni Goyal [must read]

British – Rajni Goyal/Vajiram

Philosophical & Constitutional

Constitutionalism – Mohanty Notes

Salient Features – Rajni Goyal
Political Culture – Mohanty Notes

Bureaucracy & Democracy – IGNOU, Mohanty Notes

PSUs

IGNOU, Fadia

Forms of PSUs – IGNOU BA

Public Sector in Modern India – India Year Book (Industry Chapter – ONGC, Air India etc data to be used), Newspapers

Problems of Acc & Ctrl – IGNOU

Impact of Privatization & Liberalization – Laxmikant

Union Govt

Executive, Parliament – Rajni Goyal + for recent trends: Fadia

Judiciary – Fadia

Intra govt relation – IGNOU (PMO-Cabinet-Party relations, Bureaucracy-Politics)

Cabinet Secretariat – Rajni Goyal + recent trends: IIPA Journals

Central Secretariat – Not needed usually/Laxmikant (if need be)

Ministries, Offices, depts – Not needed usually/Laxmikant (if need be)

Plans & Priorities – Rajni Goyal + for recent trends: Fadia

Disputes among states for allocation

NDC – Fadia +supplement with IIPA journals

CAG – Rajni Goyal

Administrative Reforms – Laxmikant, ARC 2, Last chapter of Rajni Goyal (Problems of implementation)
Rural Development – Crack

Panchayati Raj – ShubraSaxena, Journals

Urban local Govt – Crack

New Localism – IJPA articles, Mohanty notes

Law & Order – IIPA articles, ShubraSaxena, ARC 2, Crack

Role of Central Agencies – Newspapers, your understanding

Criminalization of Politics – Vajiram

Significant Issues of Indian Administration

Values – Fadia

NHRC – Fadia/IIPA

Problems – Newspapers, your understanding

Citizen Admin. – Fadia

Corruption in Admin. – Rajni Goyal (begin with Kautilya) + ShubraSaxena & your understanding

Disaster Management – ARC2, Fadia, ShubraSaxena, Crack

Decentralized Planning – Fadia, Newspapers, IIPA

State Govt & Admin

Union-State relations – Fadia, MMPunchi Report

FC – Fadia (important)

Gov – Rajni Goyal

CM, CS – Rajni Goyal

Difference between CS & Cabinet Sec, State Sec & Directorate – can be skipped

District Admin. – Mohanty notes, Rajni Goyal, IIPA (for recent trends)

Union-State-Local relations – Crack, MMPunchi Report

District Admin & democratic decentralization – IIPA, Mohanty notes

Law & Order Admin in district – IIPA, ARC 2

Civil Services – Fadia

Good governance initiatives – use Paper 1 knowledge

Political rights & staff association – IGNOU

Civil Service Neutrality – IGNOU

Civil Service Activism – Mohanty notes, Crack

Financial Management – Vajiram

Accounting techniques – IGNOU, Crack

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