Public Administration in India

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-56084-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 789 g

This textbook is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Public Administration, Political Science and UPSC aspirants.

Lucid, accessible and student-friendly Public Administration in India:

- Familiarizes students with the theory, practice and evolution of Indian administration through contextual analysis

- Adopts a multi-disciplinary approach in discussing the traditional and emerging issues of the Indian administration

- Focuses on the processes of administration with reference to their constitutional provisions as well as socio-economic and political contexts; and

- Highlights new issues and challenges in the field of public administration in India through critical analysis of its growth and development since Independence

This book will be key reading for the candidates appearing for various civil service examinations as well as for students and researchers of political science and public administration.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chakrabarty, Bidyut

Kandpal, Prakash Chand

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1 1 Evolution of Indian administration 23 2 Constitutional and philosophical foundation of Indian administration 52 3 Structure of central administration 81 4 Administration system in the states 102 5 District administration 118 6 Local administration in India: Rural and urban 134 7 Civil services in India 163 8 Reforms in Indian administration 183 9 Public policy in India 205 10 Planning in India 230 11 Financial administration in India 252 12 Citizens and administration in India 282 13 Welfare administration in India 305 14 Environmental governance in India 332 15 Issues in Indian administration 355 Conclusion 418 Index 431

Über Autor(innen)

Bidyut Chakrabarty is a former Vice Chancellor, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.

Prakash Chand Kandpal is Professor and Chairperson, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His areas of interest are public administration, public policy, governance studies, local governance, environmental policy and politics in India.