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This document provides biographical information about Syed Tanvir Abbas Jafri and outlines some of the key topics to be covered in the course on Comparative Public Administration. It notes that Jafri currently works as an advisor after over 30 years of experience in public administration. It then poses questions about common issues in Pakistan to motivate the study of public administration. The rest of the document defines public administration, discusses its relationship to political science and sociology, and outlines dimensions of public administration including development, international, area, and infrastructure administration with a focus on comparative public administration.

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Introductory Pubadmn

This document provides biographical information about Syed Tanvir Abbas Jafri and outlines some of the key topics to be covered in the course on Comparative Public Administration. It notes that Jafri currently works as an advisor after over 30 years of experience in public administration. It then poses questions about common issues in Pakistan to motivate the study of public administration. The rest of the document defines public administration, discusses its relationship to political science and sociology, and outlines dimensions of public administration including development, international, area, and infrastructure administration with a focus on comparative public administration.

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Syed Tanvir Abbas Jafri

• PRESENTLY WORKING AS ADVISOR


MANAGEMENT SCIENCES CIIT
ISLAMABAD.
• PRACTICED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
• WORKED AS MEMBER DIRECTING STAFF
PAKISTAN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
COLLEGE LAHORE.
• HELD SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE
PROVINCIAL & FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
AND STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES.

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• MASTERS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM
PUNJAB UNIVERSITY.
• MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON
DC ).
• MASTERS IN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
(CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, LEUVEN
BELGIUM).
• BACHELORS IN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY
OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
LAHORE.

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COMPARATIVE PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
MPA 503

INTRODUCTION
(Lecture 01)

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SOME QUESTIONS
• WHY IS PAKISTAN POLIO-RIDDEN?

• WHY DO WE HAVE LONG QEUES AT


SERVICE DELIVERY OFFICES?

• WHY I HAVE TO PAY A BRIBE TO GET A


LICENCE?

• WHY DO THE WELL-CONNECTED GO


SCOT FREE ?
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SOME QUESTIONS
• WHY ARE NOT ALL CHILDREN
GETTING FREE EDUCATION AND SO
MANY DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL?

• DOES THE STATE NOT CARE ABOUT


MY HEALTH?

• WHY CANNOT WE CONTROL CRIME


AND TERRORISM?

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• AN INEVITABLE OUTCOME OF THE EXISTENCE OF


SOCIAL LIFE WITH ROOTS IN THE STARTING POINT OF
HUMANITY

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION EMERGED DUE TO THE


TENDENCY TO SPECIALIZE IN GOVERNING THE STATE
AND ITS PERIPHERAL ORGANS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• AFFAIRS OF THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE
PERFORMED IN THE ABSENCE OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING EXPECTATIONS HAVE


BEEN ASSOCIATED BY CITIZENS WITH GOVERNMENTS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM CAN


ENSURE DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE OF A NATION

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS PRIMARILY MEANT TO


SERVE THE PUBLIC

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS


CITIZENS IN DAILY LIFE

• IT IS A STABILIZING FORCE

• IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION

• FACILITATOR OF THE ECONOMY

• TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT ON PUBLIC


ADMINISTRATION

• RESPONSIBLE FOR WELFARE ACTIVITIES

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DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS CONCERNED WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT (E N
GLADDEN)

• THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF


THE NATIONAL,STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
(HERBERT SIMON)

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS DETAILED AND


SYSTEMATIC APPLICATION OF LAW.EVERY
PARTICULAR APPLICATION OF LAW IS AN ACT OF
ADMINISTRATION (WOODROW WILSON)

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DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• IT IS CONCERNED WITH THE ‘WHAT’ AND ‘HOW’ OF


THE GOVERNMENT, ‘WHAT’ BEING THE SUBJECT
MATTER OR THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE OF A FIELD
THAT ENABLES THE ADMINISTRATOR TO PERFORM
HIS TASKS.THE ‘HOW’ IS THE TECHNIQUE OF
MANAGEMENT,THE PRINCIPLES ACCORDING TO
WHICH CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED TO
SUCCESS (MARSHALL E DIMOCK)

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DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• THE REAL CORE OF ADMINISTRATION IS THE BASIC


SERVICE WHICH IS PERFORMED FOR THE PUBLIC
SUCH AS POLICE AND PROTECTION,PUBLIC
WORKS,EDUCATION,RECREATION,SANITATION,SOCIA
L SECURITY,AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,NATIONAL
DEFENCE AND OTHERS (E.A NIGRO)

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DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
• IT CONSISTS OF THOSE OPERATIONS HAVING FOR
THEIR PURPOSE THE FULFILMENT OR ENFORCEMENT
OF PUBLIC POLICY AS DECLARED BY COMPETENT
AUTHORITY (I D WHITE)

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONSISTS OF GETTING THE


WORK OF GOVERNMENT DONE BY CO ORDINATING
THE EFFORTS OF PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN WORK
TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR SET TASKS (JOHN
PFIFFNER)

• FIELD OF STUDY PREPARING CIVIL SERVANTS TO


MANAGE STATE ACTIVITIES

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DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHARACTER:ORGANISATIONAL
THEORY,POLICY ANALYSIS,HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ETHICS

• A DIVERSE FIELD OF INQUIRY WITH THE


GOAL OF IMPROVING FUNCTIONING OF THE
GOVERNMENT

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DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
• COVERS ALL TIERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
(FEDERAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL, COMMUNITY
ETC)

• EMPHASISES ON QUALITY OF HUMAN


RESOURCE,SUPERVISION AND OUTCOMES

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TWO BASIC ISSUES

• POLICY FORMULATION

• POLICY EXECUTION

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE

• POLITICAL SCIENCE PERTAINS TOGETTING


INTO POWER AND MAINTAIN ING IT

• IT DEALS WITH THEORIES OF


STATE,CONCEPT OF SOVEREIGNTY AND
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEALS WITH


THEORIES OF ADMINISTRATION,PRINCIPLES OF
MANAGEMENT AND TECHNIQUES OF POLICY
FORMULATION AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

• THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR IS RESPONSIBLE


FOR IMPLEMENTING THE POLICY FORMULATED
BY THE POLITICIAN

• THE ADMINISTRATOR ALSO ADVISES


POLITICIANS IN MATTERS RELATING TO POLICY
FORMULATION

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND
SOCIOLOGY

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS CLOSELY


RELATED TO SOCIAL GROUPS,SOCIAL
ITERACTIONS AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

• FAMILY
• SOCIAL CLASS
• SOCIAL GROUPS

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DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

• INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

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DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• AREA ADMINISTRATION

• INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATION

• COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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COMPARATIVE PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• MODERN COMPARISONS ARE POSSIBLE


ACROSS THE DEEPEST DIVISIONS OF
SYSTEM TYPES: BETWEEN AUTHORITARIAN
AND PLURALIST SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIALIZED
AND DEVELOPING SYSTEMS AND SECULAR
AND RELIGIOUS REGIMES.

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