This textbook is a comprehensive, student-friendly guide to understanding the fundamentals of public administration. It examines the recent developments and relevant theoretical underpinnings in an accessible manner.

Public Administration:



Helps students grasp key dialectical interconnections between theoretical conceptualizations and prevalent socio-economic and political circumstances
Provides understanding of issues in governance
Analyses significant transformations in civil society and administrative set-ups across the world
Highlights the contributions of non-Western thinkers in the development of conceptual ideas of the discipline

Accessibly written, it caters to a wide range of university syllabi in public administration and will be essential for students and researchers of political science, public policy and public administration. It will also be particularly useful for those preparing for the civil service examinations.