Offers a lucid and comprehensive account of the contributions of eminent theorists to the study of public administration and management.

This textbook introduces its readers to the works of 32 esteemed thinkers in the field of administrative theories. It provides life sketches of all the thinkers along with an outline of their contributions and a critical discussion of their seminal work. With focused emphasis on individual thinkers, the book covers all the major administrative theories that have evolved over the last 600 years, such as the oriental, classical and administrative schools of thought, organizational humanism and public choice theories of administration. The impact of postmodernism, poststructuralism and the critical social theory on public administration has also been analysed in the context of their relevance to the modern world.
 
Written as per the prescribed curriculum, the book will serve as a helpful companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of public administration and political science as well as UGC-Net and civil services aspirants. 

Key Features:

• Elaborate discussion on the developments and basic tenets of administrative theory

• Comprehensive study, based on original texts rather than second references

• Each chapter aided by review questions to assess critical understanding of the topics
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Offers a lucid and comprehensive account of the contributions of eminent theorists to the study of public administration and management.
Foreword by I. Ramabrahmam Preface Introduction: Significance and Evolution of Administrative Theory Founding Fathers UNIT I: Oriental Thought Sun Tzu: The Art of War Kautilya: Arthashastra UNIT II: Classical School of Thought Woodrow Wilson: The Study of Administration James David Mooney: Principles of Organization Frederick Winslow Taylor: Scientific Management Henri Fayol: Foundations of Administrative Management Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick: The Science of Administration UNIT III: The Bureaucratic School of Thought Karl Marx: State and Bureaucracy Max Weber: Bureaucracy Samuel Krislov and Donald Kingsley: Representative Bureaucracy Gordon Tullock: The Politics of Bureaucracy UNIT IV: Social System School of Thought Mary Parker Follett: Constructive Conflict and Leadership Elton Mayo: Human Relations Movement Chester I. Barnard: Functions of the Executive UNIT V: Administrative School of Thought Herbert A. Simon: Administrative Behaviour Dwight Waldo: The Administrative State F. W. Riggs: Ecology of Public Administration Robert Alan Dahl: Problems of Science of Administration Robert T. Golembiewski: Public Administration as Developing Discipline UNIT VI: Organizational Humanism Abraham Maslow: Needs Hierarchy Theory Frederick Herzberg: Hygiene and Motivation Factors Douglas McGregor: Motivation and Leadership Chris Argyris: Integrating the Individual and the Organization Rensis Likert: Systems Management Peter F. Drucker: Management UNIT VII: Public Choice Theory James M. Buchanan: Public Choice Theory (The Calculus of Consent) Elinor Ostrom: Public Choice Theory—Governing the Commons Janet Vinzant Denhardt and Robert B. Denhardt: New Public Service UNIT VIII: Emerging Trends Yehezkel Dror: Public Policymaking Postmodernism Poststructuralism Critical Social Theory Index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9789353885182
Publisert
2020-11-27
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Vekt
890 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
500

Om bidragsyterne

Anupama Puri Mahajan, PhD, a researcher and a freelance writer, served as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Public Administration, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. She regularly contributes research articles to reputed journals of public administration and newspapers, and chapters in books. She has authored and co-authored books on women empowerment and financial administration in India. Her books, Administrative Thinkers, Development Administration in India and Public Administration: For Civil Services (Papers 1 and 2), have helped the students and scholars alike.