Comparative Administration

Paper Code: 
PAD 501
Credits: 
03
Objective: 

This paper comparatively studies administrative systems of different countries and orients the students towards the need of comparative administration.

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Unit I: 

 Meaning Nature, Scope and Significance of Comparative Administration 

Salient approaches:   i) Ecological approach ii) Structural - Functional approach            iii) Behavioural approach

8.00
Unit II: 

 Parliamentary System in U.K. 

Presidential System in U.S.A. 

Presidential System in France.

10.00
Unit III: 

Salient Features of the Administrative systems of :

i) United Kingdom

ii) United States America

iii) France

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Unit IV: 

 Prismatic Society Model of Fred W. Riggs.

Ideal Bureaucratic Model of Max Weber.

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Unit V: 

Working of various Administrative Institutions :

a) British Home Office.

b) I.R.C. (Independent Regulatory Commission).

c) Swedish Ombudsman.

d) Council d Etat.

Essential Readings: 

 Ramesh Arora, (1999). Comparative Public Administration, New Delhi Associated Publishing House.  Surendra Kataria, (2004). Tulantmak Prashashnik Vyavasthaen, RBSA Publisers.  T.N. Chaturvedi, (2002). Comparative Public Administration, Jaipur Research Association.  Ramesh Arora, (1999). Comparative and Development Administration, Arihant Publishing House.

References: 

 B.L. Fadia & K.L. Fadia, Administrative Theories and Concepts  Ogg and Zink, Modern Foreign Governments  H. R. Mukhi, Comparative Public Administration  V.D. Mahajan, Modern Select Government  Vishnu Bhagwan & Vidya Bhushan, (2005). World Constitutions, S. Chand and Sons.  Ferell Heady, Public Administration : A Comparative Perspective

Academic Session: 
2018-19
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