Public Administration in the 21st Century

This book marks part of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the prestigious Indian Institute of Public Administration, founded by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954. It is the outcome of the dialogue, debate, and presentations made at the two-day (December 12-13, 2003) National Conference on Public Administration in 21st Century organized by Prof. Noorjahan Bava, Member, Executive Council, IIPA. A galaxy of public administrators from universities across the country and senior administrators who participated in the Confernece took cognizance of the paradigm shift in Public Administration towards Postmodernism, New Public Management, Good Governance, E-governance etc. in response to the sea-change in world environment and national milieu caused by unprecedented global developments and events in the last 50 years. No wonder, today, the landscape, contours and approaches to the study and practice of Public Administration stand vastly transformed/ metamorphosed! Dealing with issues such as Good Governance, Globalization, IT and E-Governance, New Paradigms in PA, HRD/Human Rights, Empowerment of Women, Decentralized Governance and Development Administration, this Book is bound to be very useful to different groups of readers.