About the Book

The present anthology contains fourteen essays on the conceptual as well as applied facets of Public Administration, focussing on pertinent themes of administrative dynamics and behaviour. A few of these subject areas are: Discipline of Public Administration and its Identity Crisis, Administrative Theory, New Public Administration, Political Perspective on Administrative Change, Probity in Public Life, Ethical Concerns in Public Administration, Contribution of Chester Barnard, District Administration, Ethical Concerns in Administrative Behaviour, Administrative Leadership, Constitutionalism, Organizational Communication and Vision of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

The volume provides precious insights into the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of Public Administration and hence, will be most useful to scholars, civil service aspirants and experienced administrators.

Contents

Introduction

Administrative Leadership

Recalling Lai Bahadur Shastri's Vision for a Stronger India

Discipline of Public Administration in India: Perpetual Challenges

Public Administrative Theory: An Overview

Fifty Years of New Public Administration

'Identity Crisis' of Public Administration

Chester Barnard's Invaluable Contribution to Management Thought

Political Perspective on Administrative Change

In Defence of Traditional Political Theory

Constitutionalism: Concept and its Application

A Tale of Two Districts

Communication in Administration: Some Ideas and Issues

Probity in Public Life

Ethical Concerns in Public Administration

About the Author / Editor

Ramesh K Arora did his MPA, M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA as a Fulbright Scholar. He was also a Senior Fulbright Fellow at Syracuse University, New York. He was Professor and Head, Department of Public Administration and Dean of Social Sciences in the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and Distinguished Visiting Professor at HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur. Presently, he is Chairman, Management Development Academy, Jaipur. Professor Arora has delivered lectures in various institutions in India and abroad. Besides, he has authored and edited more than fifty books. He has been honoured with Joseph Harris Fellowship, Pragya Puraskar, Dr Paul Appleby Award, Dr Purushottam Das Tandon Award and Dr Rajendra Prasad Award for Excellence in Public Administration.