This book is a rich treasure of administrative experience relating to a whole range of development programmes taken up in the early years of post-independent India. The successive chapters of the book dealing with different assignments are administrative case studies, which are as interesting as they are instructive. Successful implementation of development programmes has many dimensions programme planning, organization building, coordination between different agencies, human resource development etc. But even more important than these technical aspects are the character of administration and attitudes, which the civil servants bring to bear on their work. Is administration people-oriented? Do the civil servants have a sense of dedication and idealism? If these were missing, the goals of good governance would remain elusive. The book hopefully may provide the needed corrective to governance. All those who are interested in better administrative performance would find the book valuable.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P.R. Dubhashi
The author is Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. He belongs to the Indian Administrative Service and has held several important positions in the State and Central Administration. He was the Founder Director of the Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management, Poona and Director of Studies at the National Institute of Community Development Administration. He is widely traveled and associated with a number of national and international training and research organizations. He is currently Vice-President of the International Association of Schools & Institutes of Public Administration. He has contributed numerous articles to various journals and periodicals. Among his publications are: Rural Development Administration in India, Strategy of Cooperative Development and Other Essays, Principles and Philosophy of Cooperation, Planning in India with special reference to regional, district, block and village planning, Economics, Planning & Public Administration, Profession of Public Administration, Cooperative Development in India – Retrospect and Prospect and Grammar of Planning: Concepts and Applications.
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