Public Sector Reforms in India

New Role of the District Officer
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3639-8
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3580 g

The public sector in India has evolved over the past two centuries to adapt to contextual changes like political framework, economic conditions, and people's expectations. Certain systemic and institutional changes reflect the ongoing transformation within the sector. One such change has been in the role of the District Officer (DO). Beginning as an area administrator-with the agenda of revenue collection and representation of colonial authority-in the 18th century, the office has today evolved into a multi-faceted functionary at the centre of district administration. Unfortunately, this process of evolution and response to the deepening of democracy has often been mistaken for a diminution of the office.

This book brings into perspective the processes and impact of public sector reforms that have gone virtually unnoticed by studying developments that have quietly, but irreversibly, altered the way the Indian State provides goods and services to its citizen-customers. It calls upon the State to support the new, evolving and transformational role of the DO in the context of rapid changes. This book also identifies gaps in current research in this area.

A comprehensive study, this book would appeal to a wide audience—including students, civil servants, NGOs, and candidates for the civil services.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sinha, Chandan

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungsorganisation und -politik, Verwaltungslehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The District and District Administration
District Administration: Structure and Functions
Evolving Role of the District Officer
Public Sector Reforms: Impact at the District Level
New Imperatives and Refurbished Responsibilities
The Archetypal Administrator
The Administrator - Leader
Coordinator: Multi-agency Operations
Facilitator: Collaboration at the Cutting Edge
Looking Ahead.
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sinha, Chandan
Chandan Sinha is currently serving as Project Director and ex-officio Special Secretary with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, India. A member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), he studied English Literature at St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and Public Administration and International Management at the University of South Carolina and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. An astute analyst of public management in India, Sinha has published papers in peer-reviewed journals and books. He has also conducted a survey of training programmes and courses in the areas of Public Administration and Public Policy in some of the leading universities in the United States including Syracuse, Harvard, Princeton, Duke and Columbia.