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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction to the Transaction Edition -- Appendix to the Transaction Edition -- Foreword -- 1. What Is Public Administration? -- THE NATURE OF ADMINISTRATION -- PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -- THE GROWTH OF ADMINISTRATION -- THE STUDY OF ADMINISTRATION -- GOALS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THEORY -- 2. How Governmental Organizations Originate -- HOW PROBLEMS GIVE RISE TO ORGANIZATIONS -- DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATION ORIGIN -- THE POST-NATAL PERIOD -- DETERMINANTS OF FORM AND STRUCTURE -- LEGAL LIMITATIONS AND ORGANIZATION FORM -- CONCLUSION -- 3. Human Behavior and Organization -- CHARACTERISTICS OF BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS -- INFLUENCES UPON THE PREMISES OF BEHAVIOR -- INFLUENCES FROM OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION -- INFLUENCE OF THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL ORGANIZATION -- SUMMARY: THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE ORGANIZATION -- 4. Building Blocks of Organization: Formation of Groups -- ORGANIZATION UNITS -- THE FORMATION OF SOCIAL GROUPS -- THE ROLE OF THE LEADER -- SUMMARY -- 5. Building Blocks of Organization: Group Values -- TYPICAL GROUP VALUES -- HOW VALUES ARE PROTECTED -- EFFORTS TO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION INTEGRATED -- 6. Dividing the Work: Assigning Jobs to Individuals -- REASONS FOR A PYRAMIDAL STRUCTURE -- MEANING OF DIVISION OF WORK -- WHY SPECIALIZATION AFFECTS EFFICIENCY AND GOALS -- PLANS FOR THE DIVISION OF WORK -- SUMMARY -- 7. Dividing the Work: Specialization Among Organization Units -- TRADITIONAL STRUCTURAL THEORY -- THE PROCESS OF SUBDIVISION -- CONSEQUENCES OF SPECIALIZATION AMONG UNITS -- CONTROL OR ACCOUNTABILITY -- SECURING EXPERTNESS AND ECONOMY -- LOWERING THE LEVEL FOR CONFLICT SETTLEMENT -- CONTROL OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT -- PROGRAM EMPHASIS -- OTHER REASONS FOR ASSIGNMENTS OF ACTIVITIES -- PLANNING ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE -- CONCLUSION -- 8. Securing Teamwork: Authority

Introduction1. Evolution of Public Administration as a Discipline2. Administrative Theories:Western Tradition3. Administrative Theories: The Non-Western Tradition4.Contemporary Developments in the Discipline5.Public Policy: Theory and Practice6. Changing Patterns of Development Administration7. Local Governance: Concept and Practice8. Social Welfare Administration9. Citizen-Centric Administration10. Public Administration in India11. Financial Administration in India12. Planning Discourse in India13.Administrative Reforms in India14. Contemporary Issues in Public Administration 15. Globalization and Public Administration. Conclusion INdex