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