Module: PS303
– Administration and Public Policy
Credit
value: 12
Programme:
B.A.
PS
General
objective:
This module
provides students with an understanding of the conceptual aspects of public administration and public policy. With the increasing complexity of administration, the students need to be well equipped with the theoretical tools to analyze
and understand the essence of modern public policy making and administration both in general sense and specifically for Bhutan.
Learning
outcomes:
On
the successful completion of the module the students
will be able to:
• Have
a basic understanding about the meaning
and scope of public administration.
• Posses the Knowledge about the functioning
of bureaucracy in Bhutan
• Critically analyze
the system on various
criteria of governance. .
• Understand the concept of public policy.
• Critically analyze
the importance of modern mechanisms
for better governance.
• Know about the process
of policy making in Bhutan.
• Explain the various theories of Administration with relevant examples.
Learning
and teaching approach:
Lectures
(60 hours) Tutorials (15 hours)
Group
discussions (15 hours) Assignments
(30 hours)
This module counts for 12 credits, divided over a period of 15 weeks. With a maximum of 8 hours
per week, the number of teaching
hours is four per week. There will be a one-hour tutorial, once per week, and two hours are being reserved for self-study and research. Once every
week, there will be a one-hour group discussion.
Assessment:
End
Semester Examination (40%)
Mid
Semester Examination (15%) Written
assignments (25%) Assignment
Presentation (10%) Class participation (10%)
Subject
matter:
1. Public Administration as a discipline: Meaning, Scope and
Approaches
2. Administrative theories: the classical theory, scientific management, the human relations theory Rational- decision making.
3. Bureaucracy: Theories, types and Role.
4. Bureaucracy in Bhutan: Structure, Recruitment,
Training, Role, Problems, Criticism,
Role
of RCSC
5. Public
Policy
5.1
Concept and theories
5.2 Relevance
of Policy Making in administration
and processes of policy formulations.
5.3
Implementation and Evaluation.
6. Models
of decision making
6.1 Rational
actor models
6.2
Incremental models
6.3
Bureaucratic organization models
6.4
Belief system models
7. System Performance
7.1
Stability and order
7.2 Material
Prosperity
7.3
Citizenship
7.4
Democratic rule
8. Contemporary developments:
8.1
New public management
8.2 Good governance and development
8.3
Corporate governance, Feminist and ecological perspective on public policy and administration.
9. Administration and citizens:
9.1 Meaning
and forms of public
accountability
9.2
NGOs and peoples participation
9.3
Redressal of public grievances
10. Policy making in Bhutan: Institutions, ideology,
participation of citizens, Transparency, accountability, Right to information.
Reading
list:
Text
Books
Awasthi
and Maheshwari, (2003) Public Administration, New Delhi
Michael
E. Kraft , Scott R. Thomas r.
Dye,(1975) Understanding Public Policy,
Prentice
Hall,
New jersey.
Mohit Bhattacharya and Bidyut
Chakrabarty(eds),(2000)_Pulic
Administration : A reader, Delhi
University Press.
Reference
Books and Articles
Eugene
Bardach ,(2000)A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More
Effective
Problem Solving,C Q
Press.
Felix Negro, (1970) Modern Public Administration,
Harper International. Martin
Albrow,(1978)Bureaucracy, Macmillan,Londoan.
Palombra(1982) Bureaucracy and Political Developmet, OUP, London.
Pinkney,
R(1979)Democracy in the ThirdWorld,
Lynne Rienner Publishers, New York. Pye,L (1979) Political culture and Political Development, Princeton university press, Princeton.
Rodger,
John (2000) Introduction to Social Policy,
OUP, London.
GG
Plus Document: In pursuit of Gross
national Happiness 2005
Bhutan 2020: a vision for peace prosperity and happiness.