Public Policy and Analysis

Paper Code: 
PAD 321
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To analyze the context of public policy process and analysis of it in a democratic set up.

 

12.00

Public Policy: Meaning, Nature, Scope, Importance and Types. Public policy process in a democratic set-up, Public policy analysis: theories and models

12.00

Policy Formulation: Concept, Constitutional Framework for Policy Making, Role of Bureaucracy, Legislature and Judiciary in Policy Formulation making, Major Determinants: Political Parties, Interest Groups, Mass Media, Social Movements, NGO's and International Agencies

 

12.00

Policy Implementation and Evaluation: Meaning Elements in Implementation; Implementation Techniques. Policy Evaluation: Meaning, Problems and Approaches in Policy Evaluation

12.00

Policy Analysis: Approaches, Models of Policy Analysis A Study of Policies relating to: (a) Urban Development and Housing Policy and (b) Educational Policy.

12.00

A Study of Policies Relating to Employment Policy; Environmental Policy: Water Pollution, Disposable Wastage., and Women Empowerment Policies

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Anderson, James E. : Public Policy making, Praeger, New York, 1975
  • Dror, Y.: Public Policy Making Re-examined, Chanceller, Pennsylvania, 1968
  • Sahani, P.: Public Policy Conceptual Dimensions, Kitab Mahal, Allahabad, 1987
  • Saigal, Krishna, Public Policy Making in India : An Approach to Optimisation, Vikas, New Delhi, 1983
  • Madan, K.D. et.al, - Public Policy making in I Government; Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, New Delhi, 1982
  • Bertcih, Garg, K. Robert P. Clark and David m. Wood, Comparing political System : Power and Policy in Three Worlds, Macmillan, New York, 1986
  • Sapru, R.K. - Public Policy Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation ; Sterling, New Delhi, 2000
  • UNDP/ WHO/ HDI Websites.
  • E. Lindblom Charles: The Policy Making Process, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice Hall Incorporation 1968.
  • Paul H. Appleby: Policy and Administration, The University of Albara Press 1940.
  • E. Jacob Charles: Policy and Bureaucracy, P. Van Nostrand Co. 1976.
  • Jones Charles O., An Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Policy, Brooks Cole Pub. Co., Monetary California (3rd Ed.) 1986.
  • Larry N Gerston: Making Public Policy, Glenview, III Scott, Forsman (1983), USA.
  • O. Pardeep Sahni: Public Policy, Conceptual Dimension, Allahabad: Kitab Mahal, 1987.
  • Richard M. Hodgetts and Jr. Max. S. Wortman: Administrative Policy - Text and Cases in the Policy Science, New York: Wiely. George A. Steiner: Top Management Planning,Macmillan 1969.
  • R.B. Jain: Policy and Parliament in India, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.
  • James F. Anderson: Public Policy Making, New York: Preager, 1979.

 

 

Academic Session: 
2019-20
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