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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,SOCIAL 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.