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    This document provides an overview of the course MPA 401 Public Administration in Pakistan. The course covers major concepts in public administration including definitions, theories, and approaches. It examines the relationship between public administration and democratic government as well as the role of politics. Topics discussed include the organization of the public sector in Pakistan, new public management, interest groups, budgeting, leadership, accountability, ethics, e-government, and policy making. The recommended reading list provides additional resources on public administration traditions in India, South Asian history and political economy, democracy and authoritarianism in the region, and bureaucracy.

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    This document provides an overview of the course MPA 401 Public Administration in Pakistan. The course covers major concepts in public administration including definitions, theories, and approaches. It examines the relationship between public administration and democratic government as well as the role of politics. Topics discussed include the organization of the public sector in Pakistan, new public management, interest groups, budgeting, leadership, accountability, ethics, e-government, and policy making. The recommended reading list provides additional resources on public administration traditions in India, South Asian history and political economy, democracy and authoritarianism in the region, and bureaucracy.

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    Course: MPA 401 Public Administration in Pakistan

    Importance
    Public Administration: Definition, Nature, Scope
    Major concepts in Public Administration
    Major Theories and Approaches of Public Administration
    Public Administration and Democratic Government
    Politics and Public Administration
    Bureaucracy- Should the Bureaucracy be Politically Neutral?

    Overview of the Course


    The Organization of the Public Sector in Pakistan
    The New Public Management
    Dealing with Interest Groups and the Media
    Public servants and the policy process
    Delivering Public Services
    Budgeting and Financial Management
    Leading and Managing People

    Overview of the Course


    Administrative Accountability and Ethics
    Paradoxes of Public Administration
    eGovernment- Is egovernment Radically Transforming Public
    Administration?
    Managing Public Money- Should Pakistani governments be required
    by law to run balanced budgets?
    Policy Making in Public Administration
    Public Administration: Islamic Perspective

    Recommended Books
    Abdun Noor, Social justice and Human Development (Dhaka:Adorn
    Publication,2007).
    Arora, K., 2006, Public Administration in India Tradition, Trends and
    transformation, Paragon International Publishers, New Delhi.
    Bose, Sagata and Jalal, Ayesha. 2004. Modern South Asia: History, Culture
    and Political Economy. New Delhi.
    Jalal, Ayesha. 1995. Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia: A
    comparative and historical perspective. Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications.
    La Palombara, Joseph (ed), 1963, Bureaucracy and Political Development,
    Princeton University Press: Princeton..
    Papers and Articles- Recommend from time to time

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