Indian Administration: A Foundation of Governance - Softcover

Sapru, Radhakrishan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9352807235 ISBN 13: 9789352807239

Verlag: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2019

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Indian Administration: A Foundation of Governance offers a modern introduction to the structure and functioning of Indian public administration. The text has been developed keeping in mind the various conceptual shifts in the idea and practice of governance and its effects at both domestic and global levels. It analyses the fundamentals of Indian administration and its multiple aspects through the lens of public administration theories and practices.

Beginning with the evolutionary stages of administrative functions in independent India, the book elaborately traces the role of the Constitution in creating the framework for good governance. It provides critical insights into the development of local governance in India, the crucial relationship between the elected representatives and civil servants, the role of ethics in governance and the much debated aspects of social welfare administration. This comprehensive textbook will be an indispensable companion to the students of public administration, political science, and UGC NET and civil services aspirants.

Key Features

• Analytical approach in examining the fundamental themes and key issues in Indian administration.

• Theoretical and practical aspects of administration and governance explained in an easy-to-understand manner

• Special focus on social welfare administration, administrative reforms and local governance

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Radhakrishan Sapru studied at Panjab University, Chandigarh, which awarded him master’s degrees in Political Science (1970), Public Administration (1972) and English (1976) and subsequently a doctorate in Public Administration in 1983 and an LLB degree in 1992.

Initially appointed as teaching-cum-research assistant at the Department of Public Administration, Panjab University, Chandigarh, in February 1976, Dr Sapru rose to the position of Professor. He headed the Department of Public Administration at Panjab University from 1 April 1990 to 31 March 1993 and again from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2005. Dr Sapru retired as Professor in August 2005, after serving nearly three decades at the Panjab University. During his academic career and after superannuation, Dr Sapru published more than 50 articles in national and international journals besides 10 books in the field of public administration.

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Serves to clarify concepts on Indian administration in a lucid, easy-to-understand language.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9352807235
• ISBN 13: 9789352807239
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 436
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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