About the Book

Administrative Theory has been an exciting area of the wider field of Public Administration. There have been a number of significant approaches, models, foci and theories that represent and explain administrative phenomena in myriad situations, nations and times. Although most of these conceptual constructs in the field of Public Administration have evolved in the West, particularly in the United States of America, these have been modified and modernized on the basis of empirical experiences gained in the non-Western world.

This present anthology deals with issues and concerns of Administrative Theory during the past hundred years. Not only the various approaches and models have been analyzed in the context of their relevance and impact, these have also been juxtaposed with the administrative practices prevalent across the world. In the process of analysis, most eminent thinkers in the realm of Administrative Sciences have been examined in relation to their vision, ideas and critical appreciation of reality. Some of the themes included in the volume are: Organization Theories, New Public Management, Bureaucratic Theory, Development Administration, Comparative Administrative Analysis, Creativity and Leadership.

The volume will be found useful to the students, teachers and practitioners of Public Administration and also those who wish to understand the subtle conceptualizations on the process of governance.

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Contents

1.   Introduction: Ideas and Issues in Administrative Theory / Rakesh Hooja and Ramesh K. Arora

Section I

2.   Organization Theories: Concerns and Orientations / Ramesh K. Arora

3.   American Public Administration: A Critique / Mohammad Mohabbat Khan

4.   The Classical vs Modern Organization Theories in Developing Countries / Amer Al-Koubaisy

5.   Systems Approach to the Study of Administrative Organization / Sangeeta Sharma

6.   New Public Management: Emerging Concerns / Ramesh K. Arora

Section II: THINKERS AND THEIR THOUGHTS

7.   Utility of Max Weber’s Concept of Ideal-type Bureaucracy in Public Administration / T.K. Jain

8.   Administration: Thoughts of Urwick and Gullick / R.M. Khandelwal and Pushplata Khandelwal

9.   Administrative Thought of Chester Barnard / Purushottam Nagar

10. Peter Drucker: The Father of Modern Management / Rakhi Pardasani

Section III: COMPARATIVE AND DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS

11. Development: A Contradictory Discipline in Social Sciences / S.L. Meena

12. Development Administration: Some Conceptual Issues / Ramesh K. Arora

13. Riggs’s Concept of Formalism / B.S. Bhargava

14. Development Management / Hans C. Blaise

15. Public Administration in Developing Countries: Some Observations / B.L. Jacobs

16. Comparative Aspects of Public Administration / R.B. Jain

17. New Dimensions in Management Theory: The Japanese Contribution / K.D. Trivedi and Ravindra Sharma

Section IV: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

18. Introducing Change in Bureaucracy: A Framework / Udai Pareek

19. Re-engineering Public Administration / K.B.C. Saxena

20. Creativity / Pradip N. Khandwalla

21. Theories of Leadership: A Conceptual Overview / Asha Hingar

22. Good Governance and the Desideratum of Sustainable Efficiency: The Indian Experience / Ramesh K. Arora

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About the Author / Editor

Rakesh Hooja, IAS, is presently Chairman, Board of Revenue for Rajasthan, Ajmer. Prior to this, he was Additional Chief Secretary (Development) and Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary (Training) and Director, HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur. He has authored/edited 27 books, a number of monographs and almost 390 articles, research papers and reviews on various aspects of development, administration, planning, water and land management, governance especially at state and district levels, civil service and administrative reforms, participatory approaches in irrigated as well as arid areas, administrative theory, federalism, training, and Panchayati Raj.

Ramesh K. Arora has had his higher education at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA from where he obtained his Masters and Ph.D. He has been Professor, Head and Dean in the University of Rajasthan. Presently, he is Visiting Professor, HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration and Chairman, Management Development Academy, Jaipur. An author/editor of more than forty books, Dr. Arora is also Editor of “Prashasnika” and “Administrative Change.”

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