1. 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?

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 Modern South Asia: History, Culture and Political Economy. New Delhi.
Jalal, Ayesha 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