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University of Rajshahi

Faculty of Social Science

Department of Public Administration Syllabus for the

Session 2013-2014

2

BSS Honours Course in Public Administration

BSS (Honours) course shall be extended over a period of four academic years commencing from

2014 Each course shall carry 80 marks for the written examination excepting the course PA 308 The

course 204 shall carry 75 marks for the written examination and the rest 25 for the practical The

course 308 shall carry 40 marks for the written examination and the rest 10 for the internal evaluation

It is important to mention here that apart from the courses 204 and 308 all courses shall carry 20

marks for the internal evaluation that would be given on the basis of the average of at least two

examinations taken within the period of classes However there is an exception in case of the course

PA 407 where 75 marks shall be retained for written examination and the rest 25 for practical Finally

there shall be viva-voce examination at the end of each academic year consisting of 40 marks and 10

marks shall be retained for attendance In addition there shall be a compulsion of conducting a

fieldwork research carrying 50 marks in the 4th year

The Year-wise Distribution of Marks

Honours Part I Examination Marks

i Honours Courses (Written)

ii Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10)

600

50

Total 650

Honours Part II Examination Marks

i Honours Courses (Written)

ii Practical

iii Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10)

675

25

50

Total 750

Honours Part III Examination Marks

i Honours Courses (Written)

ii Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10)

750

50

Total 800

Honours Part IV Examination Marks

i Honours Courses (Written)

ii Practical

iii Field-Work Research

iv Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10)

675

25

50

50

Total 800

Written - 2700

Practical - 50

Field-Work Research - 50

Viva Voce and Attendance - 200

Grand Total = 3000

3

Department of Public Administration

University of Rajshahi

Syllabus for Bachelor of Social Science (BSS Honours)

Session 2013-2014

Summary of the Program Structure

1st Year 2013-2014 Exam Part-1 2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-101 Introduction to Public Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-102 English Reading and Writing Skills 100 4 hours 4

PA-103 Ideas and Issues in Political Science 100 4 hours 4

PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics 100 4 hours 4

PA-105 Fundamentals of Sociology 100 4 hours 4

PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 650 26

2nd Year 2014-2015 Exam Part-2 2015

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-201 Comparative Public Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-202 Human Resources Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-204 Application of Computer in Public Administration Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

100 4 hours 4

PA-205 Financial Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 750 30

3rd Year 2015-2016 Exam Part-3 2016

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research 100 4 hours 4

PA-302 Issues and Problems in Governance 100 4 hours 4

PA-303 Governance of Urban Management 100 4 hours 4

PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia 100 4 hours 4

PA-305 Environmental Studies 100 4 hours 4

PA-306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development 100 4 hours 4

PA-307 Introduction to International Relations 100 4 hours 4

PA-308 Public Private Partnership 50 3 hours 2

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 800 32

4th Year 2016-2017 Exam Part-4 2017

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-401 Gender and Development 100 4 hours 4

PA-402 Political Economy 100 4 hours 4

PA-403 Project Management 100 4 hours 4

PA-404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology 100 4 hours 4

PA-407 Management Information System (75+25) 100 4 hours 4

Field-Work Research 50 NA 2

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total (Marks Credits) 800 32

Grand Total (MarksCredits) 3000 120

4

Course No PA - 101 Introduction to Public Administration

1 Public Administration Definition Significance Nature Scope Public and Private administration

Public Administration and Other Disciplines of Social Science Paradigms of Public Administration

New Public Administration New Public Management

2 Theories of Public Administration Classical Theory - Scientific Administrative and Bureaucratic

Management New- Classical Theory- Human Relation Industrial Humanism Modern Theory -

System theory and Contingency Theory

3 Principles of Public Administration Authority Span of Control Coordination Centralization and

Decentralization Line and Staff Board and Corporations Decision Making-Herbert Simon

4 Leadership Democratic-Autocratic-Laissez-faire Trait Theory Situational Theory Behavioural

Theory Managerial Grid

5 Motivation Definition Hierarchy of Needs Theory Two-Factor theory Theory X and Theory Y

6 Communication Definition Importance Types Network

7 Ethics Administrative Discretion and Ethics and Administration

8 Pioneers of Public Administration

Mary Parker Follet

Chester I Barnard

Chris Argyris

Kautilya

Essential Readings

Avasti Amreshwar amp Shriram Maheshwari (1985) Public Administration Lakshi Narain Aragrwal Agra India

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997) The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Bhagwan Vishnooamp Vidya Bhushan (1998) Public Administration S Chand amp Company Ltd New Delhi

Bhattacharya M (1993)Public Administration- Structure Process and Behaviour The World Press Private Ltd

Calcutta

Chatterjee S K (1990) Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Henry Nicholas (1980)Public Administration and Public Affairs (2nd

Edition) Prentice-Hall Inc Englewood

Clift NJ USA

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

Hughes Owen E (1994)Public Management amp Administration The Macmillan Press Ltd London

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Nigro F A amp Nigro LG (1989)Modern Public Administration Harper Collins Publishers New York

Pfiffner J M amp Presthus R V (1953)Public Administration The Ronald Press Company New York

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Raj Dr Hans (1991)Principles of Public Administration Surjeet Publications Delhi

Robbins Stephen P (1995)Essentials of Organizational Behavior(4th

Edn) Prentiec-Hall of India Private Ltd

New Delhi

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Sachadeva Gupta amp Singh K S (1993)Public Administration Ajanta Prakashan Delhi

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

5

Course No PA-102 English Reading and Writing Skills

1 Reading

In this part of the course the students will be taught how to improve reading ability by widening vocabulary

by concentrating on sentence forms and other essential points of grammar by learning to recognize

paragraph and essay patterns learning to interpret and evaluate ideas in the text Development of a Public

Administration Social Science Centred Vocabulary

2 Writing

This Part of the Course will teach how to improve writing ability by learning the essential matters of- Basic

grammar- The paragraph development- The mechanics of writing punctuation and spelling- special kinds

of writing letters and research papers

Essential Readings

A S Hornby (2000) The Oxford Learners Dictionary of Current English

Ahmed Sadruddin (2010) Learning English The Easy Way the Friendrsquos Book Corner

Bernet S and M Stubbs (1995) Practical Guide to Writing HarperCollins

Close R A (1992) A Reference Grammar for Students of English

Islam Jahurul (2002) A Key to Structure Analysis A Handbook of Paragraph Writing

Thomson A J and A V Martinet (1986) A Practical English Grammar Oxfor University Press

Wiener Harvey S and Charles Bazerman (1977) English Skills Handbook Houghton Mifflin Co

Course No PA-103 Ideas and Issues in Political Science

1 Political Science Definition Nature and Scope of Political Science Relationship of Political Science with

other Sciences

2 State Definition and Elements of State Theories of Origin of State (Views of Hobbes Locke Rousseau)

Evolution Theory Theories of Nature of State (Organic and Marxian Theories)

3 Sovereignty Definition Features and Types of Sovereignty Austinrsquos Theory of Sovereignty and Its

Criticism Pluralism

4 Liberty and Equality Importance and Meaning of Liberty and Equality Typologies of Liberty and

Relation between Liberty and Equality and Safeguards of Liberty

5 Constitution Definition and Typologies of Constitution Features of a Good Constitution Methods of

Establishment Supremacy of the Constitution and Methods of its Amendment

6 Forms of Government Democracy and Dictatorship Cabinet and Presidential Form of Government

Unitary and Federal Government and Constitutional Government

7 Separation of Power Meaning and Necessity of Separation of Power Theories of Separation of Power

Criticism Practical Implication of Separation of Power in the USA UK and Bangladesh

8 Organs of the Government Legislature Executive and Judiciary

9 Political Parties Definition and Functions of a Political Party Importance of Political Parties in a

Democracy Bases of Formation of Political Parties Prerequisites for Successful Working of Political

Parties

10 Public Opinion Meaning of Public Opinion Importance of Public Opinion Hindrances in the process of

Creation of Sound Public Opinion and Agencies for the Formation of Expression of Public Opinion

11 Electorate Definition Universal Adult Franchise Women Franchise Minority Representation

Essential Readings

Chowdhury G W (1959) Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Finer Herman (1932) The Theory and Practices of Modern Government London Methuen

Garner JW (1928) Political Science and Government New York American Book Company

Gettle R G (1956) Political Science Calcutta The World Press Private Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994) Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Kapur AC (1993) Principles of Political Science New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mahajon V D (1992) Political Theory New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mill J S (1869) On Liberty London Longman Roberts and Green

6

Course No PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics

1 Introductory Discussions amp Conceptual Issues Definitions Nature Scope amp Subject Matters of

Economics Classical Neo-classical amp Modern stages of Economics Importance of studying Economics

Relationship between Economics amp Public Administration Basic Economic Problems of a society and their

solutions in different economic systems Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Executives amp their

objectives Some concepts of Economics - Goods Services Welfare Utility Production Income Savings

Investment Value Price Consumption Equilibrium

2 Analysis of Demand amp Supply Meaning amp types of Demand Law of Demand Demand Schedule amp

Demand Curve Exceptions to the law of demand Causes of downward sloping demand curve

Determinants of demand for a commodity Changes in demand

Meaning of Supply Law of Supply Supply Schedule amp Supply Curve Exceptions to the law of supply

Causes of upward sloping supply curve Determinants of supply for a commodity Changes in supply

3 Utility Analysis amp Elasticity Meaning of elasticity of demand Classification of elasticity of demand

Meaning of elasticity of supply Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Basic assumptions of the law

Practical importance of the law Limitations of the law

4 Theory of Production Meaning of production Factors of production with special reference to

Bangladesh Scale of production - Large Scale Production amp Small Scale Production Cost of Production

Different types of cost amp their relationship - Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cost Average Cost Marginal

Cost Opportunity Cost and Production Possibility Frontier Theory Concept of Entrepreneur amp

Entrepreneurship Development Problems of entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh and their

solutions

5 Market System Definition amp characteristics of market Functions of market Classification of market on

the basis of time place amp competition Perfect Market amp Imperfect Market Monopoly Market amp

Monopolistic Competition Market Oligopoly Market amp Duopoly Market Determination price and income in

market system

6 Money and Inflation Concept of money Functions of money International monetary system Meaning and

causes of inflation Effects of inflation Methods for controlling inflation with special reference to Bangladesh

7 Wages amp Trade Union Definition of wages Money wage amp real wage Determinants of wages Major

Theories of Wages - Subsistence Theory Wage Fund Theory Residual Theory Demand amp Supply Theory

Role of trade union for determining wages

8 National Income Definition of national income Concept of GDP GNP NNP Net Economic Welfare

(NEW) Methods and techniques of national income measurement Importance of national income analysis

National income measurement in Bangladesh Problems of national income measurement with special

reference to Bangladesh

9 Banking System Concept of banking system Evolution of banking system Classification of bank

Definition and functions of Modern Commercial Bank Definition and functions of Central Bank

Comparative analysis of different banking system

10 Economic System Meaning of economic system Definition features merits amp demerits of different

economic system - Capitalistic economic system Socialistic economic system Mixed economic system

Comparative analysis of different economic systems

11 Economic Development Meaning amp features of development underdevelopment and economic

development Determinants of economic development Relationship between development and growth

Rostowrsquos Stages of Economic Growth amp its applicability in Bangladesh Role of government in economic

development

12 Globalization and International Business Concept of Globalization Market Economy amp Command

Economy Meaning of international business Causes of international business Barriers amp Problems of

international business Role of international business for ensuring economic development

Essential Readings

Agarwala H N (1998) Introduction to Economic Principles ANE Books

Agarwala S K (2008) Principles of Economics Delhi Excel Books

Ahuja H L (2000) Advanced Economic Theory (5th

Edition) India S Chand Group

Crowther Geoffrey (2007) An Outline of Money Seton Press

7

Dalton George (1974) Economic Systems and Society Capitalism Communism and the Third World USA

Penguin (Non-Classics) Publishers

Dewett K K (2006) Modern Economic Theory India S Chand amp Co Ltd

Guha B P (1997) Challenges of Economic Reforms India B R Publishing Corporation

Gupta Suraj B (2002) Monetary Economics India B R Publishing Corporation

Hansen Alvin H (1983) Monetary Theory and Fiscal Policy Greenwood Press Reprint

Jong Eelke de (2009) Culture and Economics On Values Economics and International Business Routledge

Publishers

Keynes John Maynard (2009) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money Create Space Publishers

Lipsey Rechard G and Chrystal K Alec (1995) An Introduction to Positive Economics UK Oxford University

Press

PineII B Joseph and Gilmore James H (1999) The Experience Economy USA Harvard Business School Press

Robbins Lionel (1962) Nature and Significance of Economics (2nd

Edition) St Martins Press

Samuelson Paul A (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Samuelson Paul A and Nordhans W D (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin

Professional Publishing

Todaro Michael P (1989) Economic Development in the Third World Longman Publishers

Course No PA- 105 Fundamentals of Sociology

1 Introduction to Sociology Definition Scope Nature amp Importance of studying Sociology Sociology as

an Academic Discipline and Relation with Other Social Science Disciplines

2 Fundamentals of Sociology Society Community Social Structure Association Social mobility Social

Groups Social action Social Roles Norms and Values

3 Major Social Institutions Marriage Family Kinship Descent Property State and Religion

4 Culture and Civilization Meaning Components Cultural Lag Theory (Ogbern and Karl Marx)

Civilization Difference between Culture and Civilization Forms of Cultural Change of Bangladesh

5 Social Stratification Slavery Caste Class State Methods of Studying Stratification Social Stratification in Bangladesh

6 Social Change Definition Theories of Social Change Agencies of Social Change Resistance of Social

change Pattern of social Change in Bangladesh

7 Socialization Definition Stages of Socialization Agents of Socialization

Theories of ldquoSelf-Developmentrdquo of Socialization

8 Sexuality and Gender Roles Definition Approaches to the Study of Sexual

Behaviour Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours Sexuality Education Sexual

orientation and Gender Roles

9 Deviance and Social Control Meaning and Types of Deviance and Social Control

Theories of Deviance Means of Social Control Deviance and Social Control

10 Economic and Political System of Primitive Society a) Main features of Primitive

Economy- Hunting and Gathering Economy horticulture Slash and Burn

Method Life and Economy of Pastorals B) Emergence of Agriculture role of

Women folk Development of complex Urban Culture

Essential Readings

Cohen J Bruce and Orbuch L Terri (1979) Introduction to Sociology USA McGraw-Hill Inc

Eshleman Ross J Cashion G Barbara and Basirico A Laurence (1988)Sociology an Introduction America

Harper Collins Publishers

Ginsberg Morris (1979)Sociology Delhi Surjeet Publications

Khan Rashid Fazlur (1969)Principles of Sociology Dhaka Shirin Publications

McIver M R and Page H Charles (1992) Society An Introductory Analysis Jaipur SG Wasani for

Macmillan India Limited

Rao C N Shankar (1994)Introduction to Sociology Vol-1 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Rao CN Shankar (1994)Introduction To Sociology Vol-2 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Schaefer T Richard and Lamm P Robert (1992)Sociology USA McGraw ndashHill Inc

Smelser J Neil (1993)Sociology New Delhi Prentice ndash Hall 0f India Private Limited

8

Tumin M Melvin (1994)Social Stratification The Forms and functions ofinequality New Delhi Prentice- Hall

of India Private Limited

Verghese E K (1992)General Sociology Delhi SG Wasani for Macmillan India Limited

Young Kimball and Mack W Raymond (1965)Principles of Sociology A Reader In Theory amp Research New

York American Book Company

Course No PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh

1 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in Pre-British India

2 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India

3 The State of Public Administration in United Pakistan

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration

5 Central Administration in Bangladesh Secretariat- Ministries Division Department Autonomous And

Semi-Autonomous Agencies Structure And Relationship

6 Field Administration in Bangladesh Structure of all units of Field Administration with special

importance to District Administration structure functions control and coordination

7 Administrative control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative powers and various controlling

Mechanisms

8 Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Recruitment Selection Placement Training and

Promotion The Role of central Personnel Agencies The Ministry of Establishment The Public Service

Commission

9 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

10 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Meaning and Importance- Differences between reform and

change Strategies and approaches of administrative reform- Experience of Different Regimes Awami

League Regime 1972-75 Military Rule and BNP Rule 1977-1980 Military Rule and Ershad Regime

1981-1990 Second Phase of BNP Rule 1991-1996 Second Phase of Awami League Regime 1996-2001

Third Phase of BNP Rule 2001-Till Date Major Reforms ie ASRC CARR etc

11 Reorganisation of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

12 Administrative and Bureaucratic Culture Administrative Ethics and Bureaucratic Accountability in

Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

2

BSS Honours Course in Public Administration

BSS (Honours) course shall be extended over a period of four academic years commencing from

2014 Each course shall carry 80 marks for the written examination excepting the course PA 308 The

course 204 shall carry 75 marks for the written examination and the rest 25 for the practical The

course 308 shall carry 40 marks for the written examination and the rest 10 for the internal evaluation

It is important to mention here that apart from the courses 204 and 308 all courses shall carry 20

marks for the internal evaluation that would be given on the basis of the average of at least two

examinations taken within the period of classes However there is an exception in case of the course

PA 407 where 75 marks shall be retained for written examination and the rest 25 for practical Finally

there shall be viva-voce examination at the end of each academic year consisting of 40 marks and 10

marks shall be retained for attendance In addition there shall be a compulsion of conducting a

fieldwork research carrying 50 marks in the 4th year

The Year-wise Distribution of Marks

Honours Part I Examination Marks

i Honours Courses (Written)

ii Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10)

600

50

Total 650

Honours Part II Examination Marks

i Honours Courses (Written)

ii Practical

iii Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10)

675

25

50

Total 750

Honours Part III Examination Marks

i Honours Courses (Written)

ii Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10)

750

50

Total 800

Honours Part IV Examination Marks

i Honours Courses (Written)

ii Practical

iii Field-Work Research

iv Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10)

675

25

50

50

Total 800

Written - 2700

Practical - 50

Field-Work Research - 50

Viva Voce and Attendance - 200

Grand Total = 3000

3

Department of Public Administration

University of Rajshahi

Syllabus for Bachelor of Social Science (BSS Honours)

Session 2013-2014

Summary of the Program Structure

1st Year 2013-2014 Exam Part-1 2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-101 Introduction to Public Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-102 English Reading and Writing Skills 100 4 hours 4

PA-103 Ideas and Issues in Political Science 100 4 hours 4

PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics 100 4 hours 4

PA-105 Fundamentals of Sociology 100 4 hours 4

PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 650 26

2nd Year 2014-2015 Exam Part-2 2015

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-201 Comparative Public Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-202 Human Resources Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-204 Application of Computer in Public Administration Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

100 4 hours 4

PA-205 Financial Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 750 30

3rd Year 2015-2016 Exam Part-3 2016

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research 100 4 hours 4

PA-302 Issues and Problems in Governance 100 4 hours 4

PA-303 Governance of Urban Management 100 4 hours 4

PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia 100 4 hours 4

PA-305 Environmental Studies 100 4 hours 4

PA-306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development 100 4 hours 4

PA-307 Introduction to International Relations 100 4 hours 4

PA-308 Public Private Partnership 50 3 hours 2

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 800 32

4th Year 2016-2017 Exam Part-4 2017

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-401 Gender and Development 100 4 hours 4

PA-402 Political Economy 100 4 hours 4

PA-403 Project Management 100 4 hours 4

PA-404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology 100 4 hours 4

PA-407 Management Information System (75+25) 100 4 hours 4

Field-Work Research 50 NA 2

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total (Marks Credits) 800 32

Grand Total (MarksCredits) 3000 120

4

Course No PA - 101 Introduction to Public Administration

1 Public Administration Definition Significance Nature Scope Public and Private administration

Public Administration and Other Disciplines of Social Science Paradigms of Public Administration

New Public Administration New Public Management

2 Theories of Public Administration Classical Theory - Scientific Administrative and Bureaucratic

Management New- Classical Theory- Human Relation Industrial Humanism Modern Theory -

System theory and Contingency Theory

3 Principles of Public Administration Authority Span of Control Coordination Centralization and

Decentralization Line and Staff Board and Corporations Decision Making-Herbert Simon

4 Leadership Democratic-Autocratic-Laissez-faire Trait Theory Situational Theory Behavioural

Theory Managerial Grid

5 Motivation Definition Hierarchy of Needs Theory Two-Factor theory Theory X and Theory Y

6 Communication Definition Importance Types Network

7 Ethics Administrative Discretion and Ethics and Administration

8 Pioneers of Public Administration

Mary Parker Follet

Chester I Barnard

Chris Argyris

Kautilya

Essential Readings

Avasti Amreshwar amp Shriram Maheshwari (1985) Public Administration Lakshi Narain Aragrwal Agra India

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997) The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Bhagwan Vishnooamp Vidya Bhushan (1998) Public Administration S Chand amp Company Ltd New Delhi

Bhattacharya M (1993)Public Administration- Structure Process and Behaviour The World Press Private Ltd

Calcutta

Chatterjee S K (1990) Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Henry Nicholas (1980)Public Administration and Public Affairs (2nd

Edition) Prentice-Hall Inc Englewood

Clift NJ USA

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

Hughes Owen E (1994)Public Management amp Administration The Macmillan Press Ltd London

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Nigro F A amp Nigro LG (1989)Modern Public Administration Harper Collins Publishers New York

Pfiffner J M amp Presthus R V (1953)Public Administration The Ronald Press Company New York

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Raj Dr Hans (1991)Principles of Public Administration Surjeet Publications Delhi

Robbins Stephen P (1995)Essentials of Organizational Behavior(4th

Edn) Prentiec-Hall of India Private Ltd

New Delhi

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Sachadeva Gupta amp Singh K S (1993)Public Administration Ajanta Prakashan Delhi

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

5

Course No PA-102 English Reading and Writing Skills

1 Reading

In this part of the course the students will be taught how to improve reading ability by widening vocabulary

by concentrating on sentence forms and other essential points of grammar by learning to recognize

paragraph and essay patterns learning to interpret and evaluate ideas in the text Development of a Public

Administration Social Science Centred Vocabulary

2 Writing

This Part of the Course will teach how to improve writing ability by learning the essential matters of- Basic

grammar- The paragraph development- The mechanics of writing punctuation and spelling- special kinds

of writing letters and research papers

Essential Readings

A S Hornby (2000) The Oxford Learners Dictionary of Current English

Ahmed Sadruddin (2010) Learning English The Easy Way the Friendrsquos Book Corner

Bernet S and M Stubbs (1995) Practical Guide to Writing HarperCollins

Close R A (1992) A Reference Grammar for Students of English

Islam Jahurul (2002) A Key to Structure Analysis A Handbook of Paragraph Writing

Thomson A J and A V Martinet (1986) A Practical English Grammar Oxfor University Press

Wiener Harvey S and Charles Bazerman (1977) English Skills Handbook Houghton Mifflin Co

Course No PA-103 Ideas and Issues in Political Science

1 Political Science Definition Nature and Scope of Political Science Relationship of Political Science with

other Sciences

2 State Definition and Elements of State Theories of Origin of State (Views of Hobbes Locke Rousseau)

Evolution Theory Theories of Nature of State (Organic and Marxian Theories)

3 Sovereignty Definition Features and Types of Sovereignty Austinrsquos Theory of Sovereignty and Its

Criticism Pluralism

4 Liberty and Equality Importance and Meaning of Liberty and Equality Typologies of Liberty and

Relation between Liberty and Equality and Safeguards of Liberty

5 Constitution Definition and Typologies of Constitution Features of a Good Constitution Methods of

Establishment Supremacy of the Constitution and Methods of its Amendment

6 Forms of Government Democracy and Dictatorship Cabinet and Presidential Form of Government

Unitary and Federal Government and Constitutional Government

7 Separation of Power Meaning and Necessity of Separation of Power Theories of Separation of Power

Criticism Practical Implication of Separation of Power in the USA UK and Bangladesh

8 Organs of the Government Legislature Executive and Judiciary

9 Political Parties Definition and Functions of a Political Party Importance of Political Parties in a

Democracy Bases of Formation of Political Parties Prerequisites for Successful Working of Political

Parties

10 Public Opinion Meaning of Public Opinion Importance of Public Opinion Hindrances in the process of

Creation of Sound Public Opinion and Agencies for the Formation of Expression of Public Opinion

11 Electorate Definition Universal Adult Franchise Women Franchise Minority Representation

Essential Readings

Chowdhury G W (1959) Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Finer Herman (1932) The Theory and Practices of Modern Government London Methuen

Garner JW (1928) Political Science and Government New York American Book Company

Gettle R G (1956) Political Science Calcutta The World Press Private Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994) Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Kapur AC (1993) Principles of Political Science New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mahajon V D (1992) Political Theory New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mill J S (1869) On Liberty London Longman Roberts and Green

6

Course No PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics

1 Introductory Discussions amp Conceptual Issues Definitions Nature Scope amp Subject Matters of

Economics Classical Neo-classical amp Modern stages of Economics Importance of studying Economics

Relationship between Economics amp Public Administration Basic Economic Problems of a society and their

solutions in different economic systems Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Executives amp their

objectives Some concepts of Economics - Goods Services Welfare Utility Production Income Savings

Investment Value Price Consumption Equilibrium

2 Analysis of Demand amp Supply Meaning amp types of Demand Law of Demand Demand Schedule amp

Demand Curve Exceptions to the law of demand Causes of downward sloping demand curve

Determinants of demand for a commodity Changes in demand

Meaning of Supply Law of Supply Supply Schedule amp Supply Curve Exceptions to the law of supply

Causes of upward sloping supply curve Determinants of supply for a commodity Changes in supply

3 Utility Analysis amp Elasticity Meaning of elasticity of demand Classification of elasticity of demand

Meaning of elasticity of supply Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Basic assumptions of the law

Practical importance of the law Limitations of the law

4 Theory of Production Meaning of production Factors of production with special reference to

Bangladesh Scale of production - Large Scale Production amp Small Scale Production Cost of Production

Different types of cost amp their relationship - Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cost Average Cost Marginal

Cost Opportunity Cost and Production Possibility Frontier Theory Concept of Entrepreneur amp

Entrepreneurship Development Problems of entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh and their

solutions

5 Market System Definition amp characteristics of market Functions of market Classification of market on

the basis of time place amp competition Perfect Market amp Imperfect Market Monopoly Market amp

Monopolistic Competition Market Oligopoly Market amp Duopoly Market Determination price and income in

market system

6 Money and Inflation Concept of money Functions of money International monetary system Meaning and

causes of inflation Effects of inflation Methods for controlling inflation with special reference to Bangladesh

7 Wages amp Trade Union Definition of wages Money wage amp real wage Determinants of wages Major

Theories of Wages - Subsistence Theory Wage Fund Theory Residual Theory Demand amp Supply Theory

Role of trade union for determining wages

8 National Income Definition of national income Concept of GDP GNP NNP Net Economic Welfare

(NEW) Methods and techniques of national income measurement Importance of national income analysis

National income measurement in Bangladesh Problems of national income measurement with special

reference to Bangladesh

9 Banking System Concept of banking system Evolution of banking system Classification of bank

Definition and functions of Modern Commercial Bank Definition and functions of Central Bank

Comparative analysis of different banking system

10 Economic System Meaning of economic system Definition features merits amp demerits of different

economic system - Capitalistic economic system Socialistic economic system Mixed economic system

Comparative analysis of different economic systems

11 Economic Development Meaning amp features of development underdevelopment and economic

development Determinants of economic development Relationship between development and growth

Rostowrsquos Stages of Economic Growth amp its applicability in Bangladesh Role of government in economic

development

12 Globalization and International Business Concept of Globalization Market Economy amp Command

Economy Meaning of international business Causes of international business Barriers amp Problems of

international business Role of international business for ensuring economic development

Essential Readings

Agarwala H N (1998) Introduction to Economic Principles ANE Books

Agarwala S K (2008) Principles of Economics Delhi Excel Books

Ahuja H L (2000) Advanced Economic Theory (5th

Edition) India S Chand Group

Crowther Geoffrey (2007) An Outline of Money Seton Press

7

Dalton George (1974) Economic Systems and Society Capitalism Communism and the Third World USA

Penguin (Non-Classics) Publishers

Dewett K K (2006) Modern Economic Theory India S Chand amp Co Ltd

Guha B P (1997) Challenges of Economic Reforms India B R Publishing Corporation

Gupta Suraj B (2002) Monetary Economics India B R Publishing Corporation

Hansen Alvin H (1983) Monetary Theory and Fiscal Policy Greenwood Press Reprint

Jong Eelke de (2009) Culture and Economics On Values Economics and International Business Routledge

Publishers

Keynes John Maynard (2009) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money Create Space Publishers

Lipsey Rechard G and Chrystal K Alec (1995) An Introduction to Positive Economics UK Oxford University

Press

PineII B Joseph and Gilmore James H (1999) The Experience Economy USA Harvard Business School Press

Robbins Lionel (1962) Nature and Significance of Economics (2nd

Edition) St Martins Press

Samuelson Paul A (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Samuelson Paul A and Nordhans W D (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin

Professional Publishing

Todaro Michael P (1989) Economic Development in the Third World Longman Publishers

Course No PA- 105 Fundamentals of Sociology

1 Introduction to Sociology Definition Scope Nature amp Importance of studying Sociology Sociology as

an Academic Discipline and Relation with Other Social Science Disciplines

2 Fundamentals of Sociology Society Community Social Structure Association Social mobility Social

Groups Social action Social Roles Norms and Values

3 Major Social Institutions Marriage Family Kinship Descent Property State and Religion

4 Culture and Civilization Meaning Components Cultural Lag Theory (Ogbern and Karl Marx)

Civilization Difference between Culture and Civilization Forms of Cultural Change of Bangladesh

5 Social Stratification Slavery Caste Class State Methods of Studying Stratification Social Stratification in Bangladesh

6 Social Change Definition Theories of Social Change Agencies of Social Change Resistance of Social

change Pattern of social Change in Bangladesh

7 Socialization Definition Stages of Socialization Agents of Socialization

Theories of ldquoSelf-Developmentrdquo of Socialization

8 Sexuality and Gender Roles Definition Approaches to the Study of Sexual

Behaviour Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours Sexuality Education Sexual

orientation and Gender Roles

9 Deviance and Social Control Meaning and Types of Deviance and Social Control

Theories of Deviance Means of Social Control Deviance and Social Control

10 Economic and Political System of Primitive Society a) Main features of Primitive

Economy- Hunting and Gathering Economy horticulture Slash and Burn

Method Life and Economy of Pastorals B) Emergence of Agriculture role of

Women folk Development of complex Urban Culture

Essential Readings

Cohen J Bruce and Orbuch L Terri (1979) Introduction to Sociology USA McGraw-Hill Inc

Eshleman Ross J Cashion G Barbara and Basirico A Laurence (1988)Sociology an Introduction America

Harper Collins Publishers

Ginsberg Morris (1979)Sociology Delhi Surjeet Publications

Khan Rashid Fazlur (1969)Principles of Sociology Dhaka Shirin Publications

McIver M R and Page H Charles (1992) Society An Introductory Analysis Jaipur SG Wasani for

Macmillan India Limited

Rao C N Shankar (1994)Introduction to Sociology Vol-1 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Rao CN Shankar (1994)Introduction To Sociology Vol-2 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Schaefer T Richard and Lamm P Robert (1992)Sociology USA McGraw ndashHill Inc

Smelser J Neil (1993)Sociology New Delhi Prentice ndash Hall 0f India Private Limited

8

Tumin M Melvin (1994)Social Stratification The Forms and functions ofinequality New Delhi Prentice- Hall

of India Private Limited

Verghese E K (1992)General Sociology Delhi SG Wasani for Macmillan India Limited

Young Kimball and Mack W Raymond (1965)Principles of Sociology A Reader In Theory amp Research New

York American Book Company

Course No PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh

1 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in Pre-British India

2 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India

3 The State of Public Administration in United Pakistan

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration

5 Central Administration in Bangladesh Secretariat- Ministries Division Department Autonomous And

Semi-Autonomous Agencies Structure And Relationship

6 Field Administration in Bangladesh Structure of all units of Field Administration with special

importance to District Administration structure functions control and coordination

7 Administrative control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative powers and various controlling

Mechanisms

8 Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Recruitment Selection Placement Training and

Promotion The Role of central Personnel Agencies The Ministry of Establishment The Public Service

Commission

9 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

10 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Meaning and Importance- Differences between reform and

change Strategies and approaches of administrative reform- Experience of Different Regimes Awami

League Regime 1972-75 Military Rule and BNP Rule 1977-1980 Military Rule and Ershad Regime

1981-1990 Second Phase of BNP Rule 1991-1996 Second Phase of Awami League Regime 1996-2001

Third Phase of BNP Rule 2001-Till Date Major Reforms ie ASRC CARR etc

11 Reorganisation of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

12 Administrative and Bureaucratic Culture Administrative Ethics and Bureaucratic Accountability in

Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

3

Department of Public Administration

University of Rajshahi

Syllabus for Bachelor of Social Science (BSS Honours)

Session 2013-2014

Summary of the Program Structure

1st Year 2013-2014 Exam Part-1 2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-101 Introduction to Public Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-102 English Reading and Writing Skills 100 4 hours 4

PA-103 Ideas and Issues in Political Science 100 4 hours 4

PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics 100 4 hours 4

PA-105 Fundamentals of Sociology 100 4 hours 4

PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 650 26

2nd Year 2014-2015 Exam Part-2 2015

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-201 Comparative Public Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-202 Human Resources Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-204 Application of Computer in Public Administration Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

100 4 hours 4

PA-205 Financial Administration 100 4 hours 4

PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 750 30

3rd Year 2015-2016 Exam Part-3 2016

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research 100 4 hours 4

PA-302 Issues and Problems in Governance 100 4 hours 4

PA-303 Governance of Urban Management 100 4 hours 4

PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia 100 4 hours 4

PA-305 Environmental Studies 100 4 hours 4

PA-306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development 100 4 hours 4

PA-307 Introduction to International Relations 100 4 hours 4

PA-308 Public Private Partnership 50 3 hours 2

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total Marks Credits 800 32

4th Year 2016-2017 Exam Part-4 2017

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credit Hours

PA-401 Gender and Development 100 4 hours 4

PA-402 Political Economy 100 4 hours 4

PA-403 Project Management 100 4 hours 4

PA-404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh 100 4 hours 4

PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology 100 4 hours 4

PA-407 Management Information System (75+25) 100 4 hours 4

Field-Work Research 50 NA 2

Viva Voce and Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 2

Total (Marks Credits) 800 32

Grand Total (MarksCredits) 3000 120

4

Course No PA - 101 Introduction to Public Administration

1 Public Administration Definition Significance Nature Scope Public and Private administration

Public Administration and Other Disciplines of Social Science Paradigms of Public Administration

New Public Administration New Public Management

2 Theories of Public Administration Classical Theory - Scientific Administrative and Bureaucratic

Management New- Classical Theory- Human Relation Industrial Humanism Modern Theory -

System theory and Contingency Theory

3 Principles of Public Administration Authority Span of Control Coordination Centralization and

Decentralization Line and Staff Board and Corporations Decision Making-Herbert Simon

4 Leadership Democratic-Autocratic-Laissez-faire Trait Theory Situational Theory Behavioural

Theory Managerial Grid

5 Motivation Definition Hierarchy of Needs Theory Two-Factor theory Theory X and Theory Y

6 Communication Definition Importance Types Network

7 Ethics Administrative Discretion and Ethics and Administration

8 Pioneers of Public Administration

Mary Parker Follet

Chester I Barnard

Chris Argyris

Kautilya

Essential Readings

Avasti Amreshwar amp Shriram Maheshwari (1985) Public Administration Lakshi Narain Aragrwal Agra India

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997) The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Bhagwan Vishnooamp Vidya Bhushan (1998) Public Administration S Chand amp Company Ltd New Delhi

Bhattacharya M (1993)Public Administration- Structure Process and Behaviour The World Press Private Ltd

Calcutta

Chatterjee S K (1990) Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Henry Nicholas (1980)Public Administration and Public Affairs (2nd

Edition) Prentice-Hall Inc Englewood

Clift NJ USA

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

Hughes Owen E (1994)Public Management amp Administration The Macmillan Press Ltd London

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Nigro F A amp Nigro LG (1989)Modern Public Administration Harper Collins Publishers New York

Pfiffner J M amp Presthus R V (1953)Public Administration The Ronald Press Company New York

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Raj Dr Hans (1991)Principles of Public Administration Surjeet Publications Delhi

Robbins Stephen P (1995)Essentials of Organizational Behavior(4th

Edn) Prentiec-Hall of India Private Ltd

New Delhi

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Sachadeva Gupta amp Singh K S (1993)Public Administration Ajanta Prakashan Delhi

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

5

Course No PA-102 English Reading and Writing Skills

1 Reading

In this part of the course the students will be taught how to improve reading ability by widening vocabulary

by concentrating on sentence forms and other essential points of grammar by learning to recognize

paragraph and essay patterns learning to interpret and evaluate ideas in the text Development of a Public

Administration Social Science Centred Vocabulary

2 Writing

This Part of the Course will teach how to improve writing ability by learning the essential matters of- Basic

grammar- The paragraph development- The mechanics of writing punctuation and spelling- special kinds

of writing letters and research papers

Essential Readings

A S Hornby (2000) The Oxford Learners Dictionary of Current English

Ahmed Sadruddin (2010) Learning English The Easy Way the Friendrsquos Book Corner

Bernet S and M Stubbs (1995) Practical Guide to Writing HarperCollins

Close R A (1992) A Reference Grammar for Students of English

Islam Jahurul (2002) A Key to Structure Analysis A Handbook of Paragraph Writing

Thomson A J and A V Martinet (1986) A Practical English Grammar Oxfor University Press

Wiener Harvey S and Charles Bazerman (1977) English Skills Handbook Houghton Mifflin Co

Course No PA-103 Ideas and Issues in Political Science

1 Political Science Definition Nature and Scope of Political Science Relationship of Political Science with

other Sciences

2 State Definition and Elements of State Theories of Origin of State (Views of Hobbes Locke Rousseau)

Evolution Theory Theories of Nature of State (Organic and Marxian Theories)

3 Sovereignty Definition Features and Types of Sovereignty Austinrsquos Theory of Sovereignty and Its

Criticism Pluralism

4 Liberty and Equality Importance and Meaning of Liberty and Equality Typologies of Liberty and

Relation between Liberty and Equality and Safeguards of Liberty

5 Constitution Definition and Typologies of Constitution Features of a Good Constitution Methods of

Establishment Supremacy of the Constitution and Methods of its Amendment

6 Forms of Government Democracy and Dictatorship Cabinet and Presidential Form of Government

Unitary and Federal Government and Constitutional Government

7 Separation of Power Meaning and Necessity of Separation of Power Theories of Separation of Power

Criticism Practical Implication of Separation of Power in the USA UK and Bangladesh

8 Organs of the Government Legislature Executive and Judiciary

9 Political Parties Definition and Functions of a Political Party Importance of Political Parties in a

Democracy Bases of Formation of Political Parties Prerequisites for Successful Working of Political

Parties

10 Public Opinion Meaning of Public Opinion Importance of Public Opinion Hindrances in the process of

Creation of Sound Public Opinion and Agencies for the Formation of Expression of Public Opinion

11 Electorate Definition Universal Adult Franchise Women Franchise Minority Representation

Essential Readings

Chowdhury G W (1959) Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Finer Herman (1932) The Theory and Practices of Modern Government London Methuen

Garner JW (1928) Political Science and Government New York American Book Company

Gettle R G (1956) Political Science Calcutta The World Press Private Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994) Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Kapur AC (1993) Principles of Political Science New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mahajon V D (1992) Political Theory New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mill J S (1869) On Liberty London Longman Roberts and Green

6

Course No PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics

1 Introductory Discussions amp Conceptual Issues Definitions Nature Scope amp Subject Matters of

Economics Classical Neo-classical amp Modern stages of Economics Importance of studying Economics

Relationship between Economics amp Public Administration Basic Economic Problems of a society and their

solutions in different economic systems Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Executives amp their

objectives Some concepts of Economics - Goods Services Welfare Utility Production Income Savings

Investment Value Price Consumption Equilibrium

2 Analysis of Demand amp Supply Meaning amp types of Demand Law of Demand Demand Schedule amp

Demand Curve Exceptions to the law of demand Causes of downward sloping demand curve

Determinants of demand for a commodity Changes in demand

Meaning of Supply Law of Supply Supply Schedule amp Supply Curve Exceptions to the law of supply

Causes of upward sloping supply curve Determinants of supply for a commodity Changes in supply

3 Utility Analysis amp Elasticity Meaning of elasticity of demand Classification of elasticity of demand

Meaning of elasticity of supply Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Basic assumptions of the law

Practical importance of the law Limitations of the law

4 Theory of Production Meaning of production Factors of production with special reference to

Bangladesh Scale of production - Large Scale Production amp Small Scale Production Cost of Production

Different types of cost amp their relationship - Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cost Average Cost Marginal

Cost Opportunity Cost and Production Possibility Frontier Theory Concept of Entrepreneur amp

Entrepreneurship Development Problems of entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh and their

solutions

5 Market System Definition amp characteristics of market Functions of market Classification of market on

the basis of time place amp competition Perfect Market amp Imperfect Market Monopoly Market amp

Monopolistic Competition Market Oligopoly Market amp Duopoly Market Determination price and income in

market system

6 Money and Inflation Concept of money Functions of money International monetary system Meaning and

causes of inflation Effects of inflation Methods for controlling inflation with special reference to Bangladesh

7 Wages amp Trade Union Definition of wages Money wage amp real wage Determinants of wages Major

Theories of Wages - Subsistence Theory Wage Fund Theory Residual Theory Demand amp Supply Theory

Role of trade union for determining wages

8 National Income Definition of national income Concept of GDP GNP NNP Net Economic Welfare

(NEW) Methods and techniques of national income measurement Importance of national income analysis

National income measurement in Bangladesh Problems of national income measurement with special

reference to Bangladesh

9 Banking System Concept of banking system Evolution of banking system Classification of bank

Definition and functions of Modern Commercial Bank Definition and functions of Central Bank

Comparative analysis of different banking system

10 Economic System Meaning of economic system Definition features merits amp demerits of different

economic system - Capitalistic economic system Socialistic economic system Mixed economic system

Comparative analysis of different economic systems

11 Economic Development Meaning amp features of development underdevelopment and economic

development Determinants of economic development Relationship between development and growth

Rostowrsquos Stages of Economic Growth amp its applicability in Bangladesh Role of government in economic

development

12 Globalization and International Business Concept of Globalization Market Economy amp Command

Economy Meaning of international business Causes of international business Barriers amp Problems of

international business Role of international business for ensuring economic development

Essential Readings

Agarwala H N (1998) Introduction to Economic Principles ANE Books

Agarwala S K (2008) Principles of Economics Delhi Excel Books

Ahuja H L (2000) Advanced Economic Theory (5th

Edition) India S Chand Group

Crowther Geoffrey (2007) An Outline of Money Seton Press

7

Dalton George (1974) Economic Systems and Society Capitalism Communism and the Third World USA

Penguin (Non-Classics) Publishers

Dewett K K (2006) Modern Economic Theory India S Chand amp Co Ltd

Guha B P (1997) Challenges of Economic Reforms India B R Publishing Corporation

Gupta Suraj B (2002) Monetary Economics India B R Publishing Corporation

Hansen Alvin H (1983) Monetary Theory and Fiscal Policy Greenwood Press Reprint

Jong Eelke de (2009) Culture and Economics On Values Economics and International Business Routledge

Publishers

Keynes John Maynard (2009) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money Create Space Publishers

Lipsey Rechard G and Chrystal K Alec (1995) An Introduction to Positive Economics UK Oxford University

Press

PineII B Joseph and Gilmore James H (1999) The Experience Economy USA Harvard Business School Press

Robbins Lionel (1962) Nature and Significance of Economics (2nd

Edition) St Martins Press

Samuelson Paul A (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Samuelson Paul A and Nordhans W D (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin

Professional Publishing

Todaro Michael P (1989) Economic Development in the Third World Longman Publishers

Course No PA- 105 Fundamentals of Sociology

1 Introduction to Sociology Definition Scope Nature amp Importance of studying Sociology Sociology as

an Academic Discipline and Relation with Other Social Science Disciplines

2 Fundamentals of Sociology Society Community Social Structure Association Social mobility Social

Groups Social action Social Roles Norms and Values

3 Major Social Institutions Marriage Family Kinship Descent Property State and Religion

4 Culture and Civilization Meaning Components Cultural Lag Theory (Ogbern and Karl Marx)

Civilization Difference between Culture and Civilization Forms of Cultural Change of Bangladesh

5 Social Stratification Slavery Caste Class State Methods of Studying Stratification Social Stratification in Bangladesh

6 Social Change Definition Theories of Social Change Agencies of Social Change Resistance of Social

change Pattern of social Change in Bangladesh

7 Socialization Definition Stages of Socialization Agents of Socialization

Theories of ldquoSelf-Developmentrdquo of Socialization

8 Sexuality and Gender Roles Definition Approaches to the Study of Sexual

Behaviour Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours Sexuality Education Sexual

orientation and Gender Roles

9 Deviance and Social Control Meaning and Types of Deviance and Social Control

Theories of Deviance Means of Social Control Deviance and Social Control

10 Economic and Political System of Primitive Society a) Main features of Primitive

Economy- Hunting and Gathering Economy horticulture Slash and Burn

Method Life and Economy of Pastorals B) Emergence of Agriculture role of

Women folk Development of complex Urban Culture

Essential Readings

Cohen J Bruce and Orbuch L Terri (1979) Introduction to Sociology USA McGraw-Hill Inc

Eshleman Ross J Cashion G Barbara and Basirico A Laurence (1988)Sociology an Introduction America

Harper Collins Publishers

Ginsberg Morris (1979)Sociology Delhi Surjeet Publications

Khan Rashid Fazlur (1969)Principles of Sociology Dhaka Shirin Publications

McIver M R and Page H Charles (1992) Society An Introductory Analysis Jaipur SG Wasani for

Macmillan India Limited

Rao C N Shankar (1994)Introduction to Sociology Vol-1 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Rao CN Shankar (1994)Introduction To Sociology Vol-2 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Schaefer T Richard and Lamm P Robert (1992)Sociology USA McGraw ndashHill Inc

Smelser J Neil (1993)Sociology New Delhi Prentice ndash Hall 0f India Private Limited

8

Tumin M Melvin (1994)Social Stratification The Forms and functions ofinequality New Delhi Prentice- Hall

of India Private Limited

Verghese E K (1992)General Sociology Delhi SG Wasani for Macmillan India Limited

Young Kimball and Mack W Raymond (1965)Principles of Sociology A Reader In Theory amp Research New

York American Book Company

Course No PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh

1 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in Pre-British India

2 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India

3 The State of Public Administration in United Pakistan

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration

5 Central Administration in Bangladesh Secretariat- Ministries Division Department Autonomous And

Semi-Autonomous Agencies Structure And Relationship

6 Field Administration in Bangladesh Structure of all units of Field Administration with special

importance to District Administration structure functions control and coordination

7 Administrative control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative powers and various controlling

Mechanisms

8 Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Recruitment Selection Placement Training and

Promotion The Role of central Personnel Agencies The Ministry of Establishment The Public Service

Commission

9 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

10 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Meaning and Importance- Differences between reform and

change Strategies and approaches of administrative reform- Experience of Different Regimes Awami

League Regime 1972-75 Military Rule and BNP Rule 1977-1980 Military Rule and Ershad Regime

1981-1990 Second Phase of BNP Rule 1991-1996 Second Phase of Awami League Regime 1996-2001

Third Phase of BNP Rule 2001-Till Date Major Reforms ie ASRC CARR etc

11 Reorganisation of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

12 Administrative and Bureaucratic Culture Administrative Ethics and Bureaucratic Accountability in

Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

4

Course No PA - 101 Introduction to Public Administration

1 Public Administration Definition Significance Nature Scope Public and Private administration

Public Administration and Other Disciplines of Social Science Paradigms of Public Administration

New Public Administration New Public Management

2 Theories of Public Administration Classical Theory - Scientific Administrative and Bureaucratic

Management New- Classical Theory- Human Relation Industrial Humanism Modern Theory -

System theory and Contingency Theory

3 Principles of Public Administration Authority Span of Control Coordination Centralization and

Decentralization Line and Staff Board and Corporations Decision Making-Herbert Simon

4 Leadership Democratic-Autocratic-Laissez-faire Trait Theory Situational Theory Behavioural

Theory Managerial Grid

5 Motivation Definition Hierarchy of Needs Theory Two-Factor theory Theory X and Theory Y

6 Communication Definition Importance Types Network

7 Ethics Administrative Discretion and Ethics and Administration

8 Pioneers of Public Administration

Mary Parker Follet

Chester I Barnard

Chris Argyris

Kautilya

Essential Readings

Avasti Amreshwar amp Shriram Maheshwari (1985) Public Administration Lakshi Narain Aragrwal Agra India

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997) The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Bhagwan Vishnooamp Vidya Bhushan (1998) Public Administration S Chand amp Company Ltd New Delhi

Bhattacharya M (1993)Public Administration- Structure Process and Behaviour The World Press Private Ltd

Calcutta

Chatterjee S K (1990) Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Henry Nicholas (1980)Public Administration and Public Affairs (2nd

Edition) Prentice-Hall Inc Englewood

Clift NJ USA

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

Hughes Owen E (1994)Public Management amp Administration The Macmillan Press Ltd London

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Nigro F A amp Nigro LG (1989)Modern Public Administration Harper Collins Publishers New York

Pfiffner J M amp Presthus R V (1953)Public Administration The Ronald Press Company New York

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Raj Dr Hans (1991)Principles of Public Administration Surjeet Publications Delhi

Robbins Stephen P (1995)Essentials of Organizational Behavior(4th

Edn) Prentiec-Hall of India Private Ltd

New Delhi

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Sachadeva Gupta amp Singh K S (1993)Public Administration Ajanta Prakashan Delhi

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

5

Course No PA-102 English Reading and Writing Skills

1 Reading

In this part of the course the students will be taught how to improve reading ability by widening vocabulary

by concentrating on sentence forms and other essential points of grammar by learning to recognize

paragraph and essay patterns learning to interpret and evaluate ideas in the text Development of a Public

Administration Social Science Centred Vocabulary

2 Writing

This Part of the Course will teach how to improve writing ability by learning the essential matters of- Basic

grammar- The paragraph development- The mechanics of writing punctuation and spelling- special kinds

of writing letters and research papers

Essential Readings

A S Hornby (2000) The Oxford Learners Dictionary of Current English

Ahmed Sadruddin (2010) Learning English The Easy Way the Friendrsquos Book Corner

Bernet S and M Stubbs (1995) Practical Guide to Writing HarperCollins

Close R A (1992) A Reference Grammar for Students of English

Islam Jahurul (2002) A Key to Structure Analysis A Handbook of Paragraph Writing

Thomson A J and A V Martinet (1986) A Practical English Grammar Oxfor University Press

Wiener Harvey S and Charles Bazerman (1977) English Skills Handbook Houghton Mifflin Co

Course No PA-103 Ideas and Issues in Political Science

1 Political Science Definition Nature and Scope of Political Science Relationship of Political Science with

other Sciences

2 State Definition and Elements of State Theories of Origin of State (Views of Hobbes Locke Rousseau)

Evolution Theory Theories of Nature of State (Organic and Marxian Theories)

3 Sovereignty Definition Features and Types of Sovereignty Austinrsquos Theory of Sovereignty and Its

Criticism Pluralism

4 Liberty and Equality Importance and Meaning of Liberty and Equality Typologies of Liberty and

Relation between Liberty and Equality and Safeguards of Liberty

5 Constitution Definition and Typologies of Constitution Features of a Good Constitution Methods of

Establishment Supremacy of the Constitution and Methods of its Amendment

6 Forms of Government Democracy and Dictatorship Cabinet and Presidential Form of Government

Unitary and Federal Government and Constitutional Government

7 Separation of Power Meaning and Necessity of Separation of Power Theories of Separation of Power

Criticism Practical Implication of Separation of Power in the USA UK and Bangladesh

8 Organs of the Government Legislature Executive and Judiciary

9 Political Parties Definition and Functions of a Political Party Importance of Political Parties in a

Democracy Bases of Formation of Political Parties Prerequisites for Successful Working of Political

Parties

10 Public Opinion Meaning of Public Opinion Importance of Public Opinion Hindrances in the process of

Creation of Sound Public Opinion and Agencies for the Formation of Expression of Public Opinion

11 Electorate Definition Universal Adult Franchise Women Franchise Minority Representation

Essential Readings

Chowdhury G W (1959) Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Finer Herman (1932) The Theory and Practices of Modern Government London Methuen

Garner JW (1928) Political Science and Government New York American Book Company

Gettle R G (1956) Political Science Calcutta The World Press Private Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994) Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Kapur AC (1993) Principles of Political Science New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mahajon V D (1992) Political Theory New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mill J S (1869) On Liberty London Longman Roberts and Green

6

Course No PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics

1 Introductory Discussions amp Conceptual Issues Definitions Nature Scope amp Subject Matters of

Economics Classical Neo-classical amp Modern stages of Economics Importance of studying Economics

Relationship between Economics amp Public Administration Basic Economic Problems of a society and their

solutions in different economic systems Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Executives amp their

objectives Some concepts of Economics - Goods Services Welfare Utility Production Income Savings

Investment Value Price Consumption Equilibrium

2 Analysis of Demand amp Supply Meaning amp types of Demand Law of Demand Demand Schedule amp

Demand Curve Exceptions to the law of demand Causes of downward sloping demand curve

Determinants of demand for a commodity Changes in demand

Meaning of Supply Law of Supply Supply Schedule amp Supply Curve Exceptions to the law of supply

Causes of upward sloping supply curve Determinants of supply for a commodity Changes in supply

3 Utility Analysis amp Elasticity Meaning of elasticity of demand Classification of elasticity of demand

Meaning of elasticity of supply Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Basic assumptions of the law

Practical importance of the law Limitations of the law

4 Theory of Production Meaning of production Factors of production with special reference to

Bangladesh Scale of production - Large Scale Production amp Small Scale Production Cost of Production

Different types of cost amp their relationship - Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cost Average Cost Marginal

Cost Opportunity Cost and Production Possibility Frontier Theory Concept of Entrepreneur amp

Entrepreneurship Development Problems of entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh and their

solutions

5 Market System Definition amp characteristics of market Functions of market Classification of market on

the basis of time place amp competition Perfect Market amp Imperfect Market Monopoly Market amp

Monopolistic Competition Market Oligopoly Market amp Duopoly Market Determination price and income in

market system

6 Money and Inflation Concept of money Functions of money International monetary system Meaning and

causes of inflation Effects of inflation Methods for controlling inflation with special reference to Bangladesh

7 Wages amp Trade Union Definition of wages Money wage amp real wage Determinants of wages Major

Theories of Wages - Subsistence Theory Wage Fund Theory Residual Theory Demand amp Supply Theory

Role of trade union for determining wages

8 National Income Definition of national income Concept of GDP GNP NNP Net Economic Welfare

(NEW) Methods and techniques of national income measurement Importance of national income analysis

National income measurement in Bangladesh Problems of national income measurement with special

reference to Bangladesh

9 Banking System Concept of banking system Evolution of banking system Classification of bank

Definition and functions of Modern Commercial Bank Definition and functions of Central Bank

Comparative analysis of different banking system

10 Economic System Meaning of economic system Definition features merits amp demerits of different

economic system - Capitalistic economic system Socialistic economic system Mixed economic system

Comparative analysis of different economic systems

11 Economic Development Meaning amp features of development underdevelopment and economic

development Determinants of economic development Relationship between development and growth

Rostowrsquos Stages of Economic Growth amp its applicability in Bangladesh Role of government in economic

development

12 Globalization and International Business Concept of Globalization Market Economy amp Command

Economy Meaning of international business Causes of international business Barriers amp Problems of

international business Role of international business for ensuring economic development

Essential Readings

Agarwala H N (1998) Introduction to Economic Principles ANE Books

Agarwala S K (2008) Principles of Economics Delhi Excel Books

Ahuja H L (2000) Advanced Economic Theory (5th

Edition) India S Chand Group

Crowther Geoffrey (2007) An Outline of Money Seton Press

7

Dalton George (1974) Economic Systems and Society Capitalism Communism and the Third World USA

Penguin (Non-Classics) Publishers

Dewett K K (2006) Modern Economic Theory India S Chand amp Co Ltd

Guha B P (1997) Challenges of Economic Reforms India B R Publishing Corporation

Gupta Suraj B (2002) Monetary Economics India B R Publishing Corporation

Hansen Alvin H (1983) Monetary Theory and Fiscal Policy Greenwood Press Reprint

Jong Eelke de (2009) Culture and Economics On Values Economics and International Business Routledge

Publishers

Keynes John Maynard (2009) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money Create Space Publishers

Lipsey Rechard G and Chrystal K Alec (1995) An Introduction to Positive Economics UK Oxford University

Press

PineII B Joseph and Gilmore James H (1999) The Experience Economy USA Harvard Business School Press

Robbins Lionel (1962) Nature and Significance of Economics (2nd

Edition) St Martins Press

Samuelson Paul A (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Samuelson Paul A and Nordhans W D (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin

Professional Publishing

Todaro Michael P (1989) Economic Development in the Third World Longman Publishers

Course No PA- 105 Fundamentals of Sociology

1 Introduction to Sociology Definition Scope Nature amp Importance of studying Sociology Sociology as

an Academic Discipline and Relation with Other Social Science Disciplines

2 Fundamentals of Sociology Society Community Social Structure Association Social mobility Social

Groups Social action Social Roles Norms and Values

3 Major Social Institutions Marriage Family Kinship Descent Property State and Religion

4 Culture and Civilization Meaning Components Cultural Lag Theory (Ogbern and Karl Marx)

Civilization Difference between Culture and Civilization Forms of Cultural Change of Bangladesh

5 Social Stratification Slavery Caste Class State Methods of Studying Stratification Social Stratification in Bangladesh

6 Social Change Definition Theories of Social Change Agencies of Social Change Resistance of Social

change Pattern of social Change in Bangladesh

7 Socialization Definition Stages of Socialization Agents of Socialization

Theories of ldquoSelf-Developmentrdquo of Socialization

8 Sexuality and Gender Roles Definition Approaches to the Study of Sexual

Behaviour Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours Sexuality Education Sexual

orientation and Gender Roles

9 Deviance and Social Control Meaning and Types of Deviance and Social Control

Theories of Deviance Means of Social Control Deviance and Social Control

10 Economic and Political System of Primitive Society a) Main features of Primitive

Economy- Hunting and Gathering Economy horticulture Slash and Burn

Method Life and Economy of Pastorals B) Emergence of Agriculture role of

Women folk Development of complex Urban Culture

Essential Readings

Cohen J Bruce and Orbuch L Terri (1979) Introduction to Sociology USA McGraw-Hill Inc

Eshleman Ross J Cashion G Barbara and Basirico A Laurence (1988)Sociology an Introduction America

Harper Collins Publishers

Ginsberg Morris (1979)Sociology Delhi Surjeet Publications

Khan Rashid Fazlur (1969)Principles of Sociology Dhaka Shirin Publications

McIver M R and Page H Charles (1992) Society An Introductory Analysis Jaipur SG Wasani for

Macmillan India Limited

Rao C N Shankar (1994)Introduction to Sociology Vol-1 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Rao CN Shankar (1994)Introduction To Sociology Vol-2 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Schaefer T Richard and Lamm P Robert (1992)Sociology USA McGraw ndashHill Inc

Smelser J Neil (1993)Sociology New Delhi Prentice ndash Hall 0f India Private Limited

8

Tumin M Melvin (1994)Social Stratification The Forms and functions ofinequality New Delhi Prentice- Hall

of India Private Limited

Verghese E K (1992)General Sociology Delhi SG Wasani for Macmillan India Limited

Young Kimball and Mack W Raymond (1965)Principles of Sociology A Reader In Theory amp Research New

York American Book Company

Course No PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh

1 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in Pre-British India

2 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India

3 The State of Public Administration in United Pakistan

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration

5 Central Administration in Bangladesh Secretariat- Ministries Division Department Autonomous And

Semi-Autonomous Agencies Structure And Relationship

6 Field Administration in Bangladesh Structure of all units of Field Administration with special

importance to District Administration structure functions control and coordination

7 Administrative control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative powers and various controlling

Mechanisms

8 Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Recruitment Selection Placement Training and

Promotion The Role of central Personnel Agencies The Ministry of Establishment The Public Service

Commission

9 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

10 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Meaning and Importance- Differences between reform and

change Strategies and approaches of administrative reform- Experience of Different Regimes Awami

League Regime 1972-75 Military Rule and BNP Rule 1977-1980 Military Rule and Ershad Regime

1981-1990 Second Phase of BNP Rule 1991-1996 Second Phase of Awami League Regime 1996-2001

Third Phase of BNP Rule 2001-Till Date Major Reforms ie ASRC CARR etc

11 Reorganisation of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

12 Administrative and Bureaucratic Culture Administrative Ethics and Bureaucratic Accountability in

Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

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26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

5

Course No PA-102 English Reading and Writing Skills

1 Reading

In this part of the course the students will be taught how to improve reading ability by widening vocabulary

by concentrating on sentence forms and other essential points of grammar by learning to recognize

paragraph and essay patterns learning to interpret and evaluate ideas in the text Development of a Public

Administration Social Science Centred Vocabulary

2 Writing

This Part of the Course will teach how to improve writing ability by learning the essential matters of- Basic

grammar- The paragraph development- The mechanics of writing punctuation and spelling- special kinds

of writing letters and research papers

Essential Readings

A S Hornby (2000) The Oxford Learners Dictionary of Current English

Ahmed Sadruddin (2010) Learning English The Easy Way the Friendrsquos Book Corner

Bernet S and M Stubbs (1995) Practical Guide to Writing HarperCollins

Close R A (1992) A Reference Grammar for Students of English

Islam Jahurul (2002) A Key to Structure Analysis A Handbook of Paragraph Writing

Thomson A J and A V Martinet (1986) A Practical English Grammar Oxfor University Press

Wiener Harvey S and Charles Bazerman (1977) English Skills Handbook Houghton Mifflin Co

Course No PA-103 Ideas and Issues in Political Science

1 Political Science Definition Nature and Scope of Political Science Relationship of Political Science with

other Sciences

2 State Definition and Elements of State Theories of Origin of State (Views of Hobbes Locke Rousseau)

Evolution Theory Theories of Nature of State (Organic and Marxian Theories)

3 Sovereignty Definition Features and Types of Sovereignty Austinrsquos Theory of Sovereignty and Its

Criticism Pluralism

4 Liberty and Equality Importance and Meaning of Liberty and Equality Typologies of Liberty and

Relation between Liberty and Equality and Safeguards of Liberty

5 Constitution Definition and Typologies of Constitution Features of a Good Constitution Methods of

Establishment Supremacy of the Constitution and Methods of its Amendment

6 Forms of Government Democracy and Dictatorship Cabinet and Presidential Form of Government

Unitary and Federal Government and Constitutional Government

7 Separation of Power Meaning and Necessity of Separation of Power Theories of Separation of Power

Criticism Practical Implication of Separation of Power in the USA UK and Bangladesh

8 Organs of the Government Legislature Executive and Judiciary

9 Political Parties Definition and Functions of a Political Party Importance of Political Parties in a

Democracy Bases of Formation of Political Parties Prerequisites for Successful Working of Political

Parties

10 Public Opinion Meaning of Public Opinion Importance of Public Opinion Hindrances in the process of

Creation of Sound Public Opinion and Agencies for the Formation of Expression of Public Opinion

11 Electorate Definition Universal Adult Franchise Women Franchise Minority Representation

Essential Readings

Chowdhury G W (1959) Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Finer Herman (1932) The Theory and Practices of Modern Government London Methuen

Garner JW (1928) Political Science and Government New York American Book Company

Gettle R G (1956) Political Science Calcutta The World Press Private Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994) Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Kapur AC (1993) Principles of Political Science New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mahajon V D (1992) Political Theory New Delhi S Chand and Company Ltd

Mill J S (1869) On Liberty London Longman Roberts and Green

6

Course No PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics

1 Introductory Discussions amp Conceptual Issues Definitions Nature Scope amp Subject Matters of

Economics Classical Neo-classical amp Modern stages of Economics Importance of studying Economics

Relationship between Economics amp Public Administration Basic Economic Problems of a society and their

solutions in different economic systems Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Executives amp their

objectives Some concepts of Economics - Goods Services Welfare Utility Production Income Savings

Investment Value Price Consumption Equilibrium

2 Analysis of Demand amp Supply Meaning amp types of Demand Law of Demand Demand Schedule amp

Demand Curve Exceptions to the law of demand Causes of downward sloping demand curve

Determinants of demand for a commodity Changes in demand

Meaning of Supply Law of Supply Supply Schedule amp Supply Curve Exceptions to the law of supply

Causes of upward sloping supply curve Determinants of supply for a commodity Changes in supply

3 Utility Analysis amp Elasticity Meaning of elasticity of demand Classification of elasticity of demand

Meaning of elasticity of supply Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Basic assumptions of the law

Practical importance of the law Limitations of the law

4 Theory of Production Meaning of production Factors of production with special reference to

Bangladesh Scale of production - Large Scale Production amp Small Scale Production Cost of Production

Different types of cost amp their relationship - Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cost Average Cost Marginal

Cost Opportunity Cost and Production Possibility Frontier Theory Concept of Entrepreneur amp

Entrepreneurship Development Problems of entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh and their

solutions

5 Market System Definition amp characteristics of market Functions of market Classification of market on

the basis of time place amp competition Perfect Market amp Imperfect Market Monopoly Market amp

Monopolistic Competition Market Oligopoly Market amp Duopoly Market Determination price and income in

market system

6 Money and Inflation Concept of money Functions of money International monetary system Meaning and

causes of inflation Effects of inflation Methods for controlling inflation with special reference to Bangladesh

7 Wages amp Trade Union Definition of wages Money wage amp real wage Determinants of wages Major

Theories of Wages - Subsistence Theory Wage Fund Theory Residual Theory Demand amp Supply Theory

Role of trade union for determining wages

8 National Income Definition of national income Concept of GDP GNP NNP Net Economic Welfare

(NEW) Methods and techniques of national income measurement Importance of national income analysis

National income measurement in Bangladesh Problems of national income measurement with special

reference to Bangladesh

9 Banking System Concept of banking system Evolution of banking system Classification of bank

Definition and functions of Modern Commercial Bank Definition and functions of Central Bank

Comparative analysis of different banking system

10 Economic System Meaning of economic system Definition features merits amp demerits of different

economic system - Capitalistic economic system Socialistic economic system Mixed economic system

Comparative analysis of different economic systems

11 Economic Development Meaning amp features of development underdevelopment and economic

development Determinants of economic development Relationship between development and growth

Rostowrsquos Stages of Economic Growth amp its applicability in Bangladesh Role of government in economic

development

12 Globalization and International Business Concept of Globalization Market Economy amp Command

Economy Meaning of international business Causes of international business Barriers amp Problems of

international business Role of international business for ensuring economic development

Essential Readings

Agarwala H N (1998) Introduction to Economic Principles ANE Books

Agarwala S K (2008) Principles of Economics Delhi Excel Books

Ahuja H L (2000) Advanced Economic Theory (5th

Edition) India S Chand Group

Crowther Geoffrey (2007) An Outline of Money Seton Press

7

Dalton George (1974) Economic Systems and Society Capitalism Communism and the Third World USA

Penguin (Non-Classics) Publishers

Dewett K K (2006) Modern Economic Theory India S Chand amp Co Ltd

Guha B P (1997) Challenges of Economic Reforms India B R Publishing Corporation

Gupta Suraj B (2002) Monetary Economics India B R Publishing Corporation

Hansen Alvin H (1983) Monetary Theory and Fiscal Policy Greenwood Press Reprint

Jong Eelke de (2009) Culture and Economics On Values Economics and International Business Routledge

Publishers

Keynes John Maynard (2009) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money Create Space Publishers

Lipsey Rechard G and Chrystal K Alec (1995) An Introduction to Positive Economics UK Oxford University

Press

PineII B Joseph and Gilmore James H (1999) The Experience Economy USA Harvard Business School Press

Robbins Lionel (1962) Nature and Significance of Economics (2nd

Edition) St Martins Press

Samuelson Paul A (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Samuelson Paul A and Nordhans W D (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin

Professional Publishing

Todaro Michael P (1989) Economic Development in the Third World Longman Publishers

Course No PA- 105 Fundamentals of Sociology

1 Introduction to Sociology Definition Scope Nature amp Importance of studying Sociology Sociology as

an Academic Discipline and Relation with Other Social Science Disciplines

2 Fundamentals of Sociology Society Community Social Structure Association Social mobility Social

Groups Social action Social Roles Norms and Values

3 Major Social Institutions Marriage Family Kinship Descent Property State and Religion

4 Culture and Civilization Meaning Components Cultural Lag Theory (Ogbern and Karl Marx)

Civilization Difference between Culture and Civilization Forms of Cultural Change of Bangladesh

5 Social Stratification Slavery Caste Class State Methods of Studying Stratification Social Stratification in Bangladesh

6 Social Change Definition Theories of Social Change Agencies of Social Change Resistance of Social

change Pattern of social Change in Bangladesh

7 Socialization Definition Stages of Socialization Agents of Socialization

Theories of ldquoSelf-Developmentrdquo of Socialization

8 Sexuality and Gender Roles Definition Approaches to the Study of Sexual

Behaviour Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours Sexuality Education Sexual

orientation and Gender Roles

9 Deviance and Social Control Meaning and Types of Deviance and Social Control

Theories of Deviance Means of Social Control Deviance and Social Control

10 Economic and Political System of Primitive Society a) Main features of Primitive

Economy- Hunting and Gathering Economy horticulture Slash and Burn

Method Life and Economy of Pastorals B) Emergence of Agriculture role of

Women folk Development of complex Urban Culture

Essential Readings

Cohen J Bruce and Orbuch L Terri (1979) Introduction to Sociology USA McGraw-Hill Inc

Eshleman Ross J Cashion G Barbara and Basirico A Laurence (1988)Sociology an Introduction America

Harper Collins Publishers

Ginsberg Morris (1979)Sociology Delhi Surjeet Publications

Khan Rashid Fazlur (1969)Principles of Sociology Dhaka Shirin Publications

McIver M R and Page H Charles (1992) Society An Introductory Analysis Jaipur SG Wasani for

Macmillan India Limited

Rao C N Shankar (1994)Introduction to Sociology Vol-1 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Rao CN Shankar (1994)Introduction To Sociology Vol-2 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Schaefer T Richard and Lamm P Robert (1992)Sociology USA McGraw ndashHill Inc

Smelser J Neil (1993)Sociology New Delhi Prentice ndash Hall 0f India Private Limited

8

Tumin M Melvin (1994)Social Stratification The Forms and functions ofinequality New Delhi Prentice- Hall

of India Private Limited

Verghese E K (1992)General Sociology Delhi SG Wasani for Macmillan India Limited

Young Kimball and Mack W Raymond (1965)Principles of Sociology A Reader In Theory amp Research New

York American Book Company

Course No PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh

1 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in Pre-British India

2 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India

3 The State of Public Administration in United Pakistan

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration

5 Central Administration in Bangladesh Secretariat- Ministries Division Department Autonomous And

Semi-Autonomous Agencies Structure And Relationship

6 Field Administration in Bangladesh Structure of all units of Field Administration with special

importance to District Administration structure functions control and coordination

7 Administrative control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative powers and various controlling

Mechanisms

8 Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Recruitment Selection Placement Training and

Promotion The Role of central Personnel Agencies The Ministry of Establishment The Public Service

Commission

9 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

10 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Meaning and Importance- Differences between reform and

change Strategies and approaches of administrative reform- Experience of Different Regimes Awami

League Regime 1972-75 Military Rule and BNP Rule 1977-1980 Military Rule and Ershad Regime

1981-1990 Second Phase of BNP Rule 1991-1996 Second Phase of Awami League Regime 1996-2001

Third Phase of BNP Rule 2001-Till Date Major Reforms ie ASRC CARR etc

11 Reorganisation of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

12 Administrative and Bureaucratic Culture Administrative Ethics and Bureaucratic Accountability in

Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

6

Course No PA-104 Fundamentals of Economics

1 Introductory Discussions amp Conceptual Issues Definitions Nature Scope amp Subject Matters of

Economics Classical Neo-classical amp Modern stages of Economics Importance of studying Economics

Relationship between Economics amp Public Administration Basic Economic Problems of a society and their

solutions in different economic systems Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Executives amp their

objectives Some concepts of Economics - Goods Services Welfare Utility Production Income Savings

Investment Value Price Consumption Equilibrium

2 Analysis of Demand amp Supply Meaning amp types of Demand Law of Demand Demand Schedule amp

Demand Curve Exceptions to the law of demand Causes of downward sloping demand curve

Determinants of demand for a commodity Changes in demand

Meaning of Supply Law of Supply Supply Schedule amp Supply Curve Exceptions to the law of supply

Causes of upward sloping supply curve Determinants of supply for a commodity Changes in supply

3 Utility Analysis amp Elasticity Meaning of elasticity of demand Classification of elasticity of demand

Meaning of elasticity of supply Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility Basic assumptions of the law

Practical importance of the law Limitations of the law

4 Theory of Production Meaning of production Factors of production with special reference to

Bangladesh Scale of production - Large Scale Production amp Small Scale Production Cost of Production

Different types of cost amp their relationship - Fixed Cost Variable Cost Total Cost Average Cost Marginal

Cost Opportunity Cost and Production Possibility Frontier Theory Concept of Entrepreneur amp

Entrepreneurship Development Problems of entrepreneurship development in Bangladesh and their

solutions

5 Market System Definition amp characteristics of market Functions of market Classification of market on

the basis of time place amp competition Perfect Market amp Imperfect Market Monopoly Market amp

Monopolistic Competition Market Oligopoly Market amp Duopoly Market Determination price and income in

market system

6 Money and Inflation Concept of money Functions of money International monetary system Meaning and

causes of inflation Effects of inflation Methods for controlling inflation with special reference to Bangladesh

7 Wages amp Trade Union Definition of wages Money wage amp real wage Determinants of wages Major

Theories of Wages - Subsistence Theory Wage Fund Theory Residual Theory Demand amp Supply Theory

Role of trade union for determining wages

8 National Income Definition of national income Concept of GDP GNP NNP Net Economic Welfare

(NEW) Methods and techniques of national income measurement Importance of national income analysis

National income measurement in Bangladesh Problems of national income measurement with special

reference to Bangladesh

9 Banking System Concept of banking system Evolution of banking system Classification of bank

Definition and functions of Modern Commercial Bank Definition and functions of Central Bank

Comparative analysis of different banking system

10 Economic System Meaning of economic system Definition features merits amp demerits of different

economic system - Capitalistic economic system Socialistic economic system Mixed economic system

Comparative analysis of different economic systems

11 Economic Development Meaning amp features of development underdevelopment and economic

development Determinants of economic development Relationship between development and growth

Rostowrsquos Stages of Economic Growth amp its applicability in Bangladesh Role of government in economic

development

12 Globalization and International Business Concept of Globalization Market Economy amp Command

Economy Meaning of international business Causes of international business Barriers amp Problems of

international business Role of international business for ensuring economic development

Essential Readings

Agarwala H N (1998) Introduction to Economic Principles ANE Books

Agarwala S K (2008) Principles of Economics Delhi Excel Books

Ahuja H L (2000) Advanced Economic Theory (5th

Edition) India S Chand Group

Crowther Geoffrey (2007) An Outline of Money Seton Press

7

Dalton George (1974) Economic Systems and Society Capitalism Communism and the Third World USA

Penguin (Non-Classics) Publishers

Dewett K K (2006) Modern Economic Theory India S Chand amp Co Ltd

Guha B P (1997) Challenges of Economic Reforms India B R Publishing Corporation

Gupta Suraj B (2002) Monetary Economics India B R Publishing Corporation

Hansen Alvin H (1983) Monetary Theory and Fiscal Policy Greenwood Press Reprint

Jong Eelke de (2009) Culture and Economics On Values Economics and International Business Routledge

Publishers

Keynes John Maynard (2009) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money Create Space Publishers

Lipsey Rechard G and Chrystal K Alec (1995) An Introduction to Positive Economics UK Oxford University

Press

PineII B Joseph and Gilmore James H (1999) The Experience Economy USA Harvard Business School Press

Robbins Lionel (1962) Nature and Significance of Economics (2nd

Edition) St Martins Press

Samuelson Paul A (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Samuelson Paul A and Nordhans W D (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin

Professional Publishing

Todaro Michael P (1989) Economic Development in the Third World Longman Publishers

Course No PA- 105 Fundamentals of Sociology

1 Introduction to Sociology Definition Scope Nature amp Importance of studying Sociology Sociology as

an Academic Discipline and Relation with Other Social Science Disciplines

2 Fundamentals of Sociology Society Community Social Structure Association Social mobility Social

Groups Social action Social Roles Norms and Values

3 Major Social Institutions Marriage Family Kinship Descent Property State and Religion

4 Culture and Civilization Meaning Components Cultural Lag Theory (Ogbern and Karl Marx)

Civilization Difference between Culture and Civilization Forms of Cultural Change of Bangladesh

5 Social Stratification Slavery Caste Class State Methods of Studying Stratification Social Stratification in Bangladesh

6 Social Change Definition Theories of Social Change Agencies of Social Change Resistance of Social

change Pattern of social Change in Bangladesh

7 Socialization Definition Stages of Socialization Agents of Socialization

Theories of ldquoSelf-Developmentrdquo of Socialization

8 Sexuality and Gender Roles Definition Approaches to the Study of Sexual

Behaviour Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours Sexuality Education Sexual

orientation and Gender Roles

9 Deviance and Social Control Meaning and Types of Deviance and Social Control

Theories of Deviance Means of Social Control Deviance and Social Control

10 Economic and Political System of Primitive Society a) Main features of Primitive

Economy- Hunting and Gathering Economy horticulture Slash and Burn

Method Life and Economy of Pastorals B) Emergence of Agriculture role of

Women folk Development of complex Urban Culture

Essential Readings

Cohen J Bruce and Orbuch L Terri (1979) Introduction to Sociology USA McGraw-Hill Inc

Eshleman Ross J Cashion G Barbara and Basirico A Laurence (1988)Sociology an Introduction America

Harper Collins Publishers

Ginsberg Morris (1979)Sociology Delhi Surjeet Publications

Khan Rashid Fazlur (1969)Principles of Sociology Dhaka Shirin Publications

McIver M R and Page H Charles (1992) Society An Introductory Analysis Jaipur SG Wasani for

Macmillan India Limited

Rao C N Shankar (1994)Introduction to Sociology Vol-1 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Rao CN Shankar (1994)Introduction To Sociology Vol-2 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Schaefer T Richard and Lamm P Robert (1992)Sociology USA McGraw ndashHill Inc

Smelser J Neil (1993)Sociology New Delhi Prentice ndash Hall 0f India Private Limited

8

Tumin M Melvin (1994)Social Stratification The Forms and functions ofinequality New Delhi Prentice- Hall

of India Private Limited

Verghese E K (1992)General Sociology Delhi SG Wasani for Macmillan India Limited

Young Kimball and Mack W Raymond (1965)Principles of Sociology A Reader In Theory amp Research New

York American Book Company

Course No PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh

1 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in Pre-British India

2 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India

3 The State of Public Administration in United Pakistan

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration

5 Central Administration in Bangladesh Secretariat- Ministries Division Department Autonomous And

Semi-Autonomous Agencies Structure And Relationship

6 Field Administration in Bangladesh Structure of all units of Field Administration with special

importance to District Administration structure functions control and coordination

7 Administrative control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative powers and various controlling

Mechanisms

8 Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Recruitment Selection Placement Training and

Promotion The Role of central Personnel Agencies The Ministry of Establishment The Public Service

Commission

9 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

10 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Meaning and Importance- Differences between reform and

change Strategies and approaches of administrative reform- Experience of Different Regimes Awami

League Regime 1972-75 Military Rule and BNP Rule 1977-1980 Military Rule and Ershad Regime

1981-1990 Second Phase of BNP Rule 1991-1996 Second Phase of Awami League Regime 1996-2001

Third Phase of BNP Rule 2001-Till Date Major Reforms ie ASRC CARR etc

11 Reorganisation of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

12 Administrative and Bureaucratic Culture Administrative Ethics and Bureaucratic Accountability in

Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

7

Dalton George (1974) Economic Systems and Society Capitalism Communism and the Third World USA

Penguin (Non-Classics) Publishers

Dewett K K (2006) Modern Economic Theory India S Chand amp Co Ltd

Guha B P (1997) Challenges of Economic Reforms India B R Publishing Corporation

Gupta Suraj B (2002) Monetary Economics India B R Publishing Corporation

Hansen Alvin H (1983) Monetary Theory and Fiscal Policy Greenwood Press Reprint

Jong Eelke de (2009) Culture and Economics On Values Economics and International Business Routledge

Publishers

Keynes John Maynard (2009) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money Create Space Publishers

Lipsey Rechard G and Chrystal K Alec (1995) An Introduction to Positive Economics UK Oxford University

Press

PineII B Joseph and Gilmore James H (1999) The Experience Economy USA Harvard Business School Press

Robbins Lionel (1962) Nature and Significance of Economics (2nd

Edition) St Martins Press

Samuelson Paul A (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Samuelson Paul A and Nordhans W D (1997) Economics New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education Irwin

Professional Publishing

Todaro Michael P (1989) Economic Development in the Third World Longman Publishers

Course No PA- 105 Fundamentals of Sociology

1 Introduction to Sociology Definition Scope Nature amp Importance of studying Sociology Sociology as

an Academic Discipline and Relation with Other Social Science Disciplines

2 Fundamentals of Sociology Society Community Social Structure Association Social mobility Social

Groups Social action Social Roles Norms and Values

3 Major Social Institutions Marriage Family Kinship Descent Property State and Religion

4 Culture and Civilization Meaning Components Cultural Lag Theory (Ogbern and Karl Marx)

Civilization Difference between Culture and Civilization Forms of Cultural Change of Bangladesh

5 Social Stratification Slavery Caste Class State Methods of Studying Stratification Social Stratification in Bangladesh

6 Social Change Definition Theories of Social Change Agencies of Social Change Resistance of Social

change Pattern of social Change in Bangladesh

7 Socialization Definition Stages of Socialization Agents of Socialization

Theories of ldquoSelf-Developmentrdquo of Socialization

8 Sexuality and Gender Roles Definition Approaches to the Study of Sexual

Behaviour Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours Sexuality Education Sexual

orientation and Gender Roles

9 Deviance and Social Control Meaning and Types of Deviance and Social Control

Theories of Deviance Means of Social Control Deviance and Social Control

10 Economic and Political System of Primitive Society a) Main features of Primitive

Economy- Hunting and Gathering Economy horticulture Slash and Burn

Method Life and Economy of Pastorals B) Emergence of Agriculture role of

Women folk Development of complex Urban Culture

Essential Readings

Cohen J Bruce and Orbuch L Terri (1979) Introduction to Sociology USA McGraw-Hill Inc

Eshleman Ross J Cashion G Barbara and Basirico A Laurence (1988)Sociology an Introduction America

Harper Collins Publishers

Ginsberg Morris (1979)Sociology Delhi Surjeet Publications

Khan Rashid Fazlur (1969)Principles of Sociology Dhaka Shirin Publications

McIver M R and Page H Charles (1992) Society An Introductory Analysis Jaipur SG Wasani for

Macmillan India Limited

Rao C N Shankar (1994)Introduction to Sociology Vol-1 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Rao CN Shankar (1994)Introduction To Sociology Vol-2 New Delhi Chand and Company Ltd

Schaefer T Richard and Lamm P Robert (1992)Sociology USA McGraw ndashHill Inc

Smelser J Neil (1993)Sociology New Delhi Prentice ndash Hall 0f India Private Limited

8

Tumin M Melvin (1994)Social Stratification The Forms and functions ofinequality New Delhi Prentice- Hall

of India Private Limited

Verghese E K (1992)General Sociology Delhi SG Wasani for Macmillan India Limited

Young Kimball and Mack W Raymond (1965)Principles of Sociology A Reader In Theory amp Research New

York American Book Company

Course No PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh

1 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in Pre-British India

2 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India

3 The State of Public Administration in United Pakistan

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration

5 Central Administration in Bangladesh Secretariat- Ministries Division Department Autonomous And

Semi-Autonomous Agencies Structure And Relationship

6 Field Administration in Bangladesh Structure of all units of Field Administration with special

importance to District Administration structure functions control and coordination

7 Administrative control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative powers and various controlling

Mechanisms

8 Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Recruitment Selection Placement Training and

Promotion The Role of central Personnel Agencies The Ministry of Establishment The Public Service

Commission

9 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

10 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Meaning and Importance- Differences between reform and

change Strategies and approaches of administrative reform- Experience of Different Regimes Awami

League Regime 1972-75 Military Rule and BNP Rule 1977-1980 Military Rule and Ershad Regime

1981-1990 Second Phase of BNP Rule 1991-1996 Second Phase of Awami League Regime 1996-2001

Third Phase of BNP Rule 2001-Till Date Major Reforms ie ASRC CARR etc

11 Reorganisation of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

12 Administrative and Bureaucratic Culture Administrative Ethics and Bureaucratic Accountability in

Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

8

Tumin M Melvin (1994)Social Stratification The Forms and functions ofinequality New Delhi Prentice- Hall

of India Private Limited

Verghese E K (1992)General Sociology Delhi SG Wasani for Macmillan India Limited

Young Kimball and Mack W Raymond (1965)Principles of Sociology A Reader In Theory amp Research New

York American Book Company

Course No PA-106 Public Administration in Bangladesh

1 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in Pre-British India

2 The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India

3 The State of Public Administration in United Pakistan

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration

5 Central Administration in Bangladesh Secretariat- Ministries Division Department Autonomous And

Semi-Autonomous Agencies Structure And Relationship

6 Field Administration in Bangladesh Structure of all units of Field Administration with special

importance to District Administration structure functions control and coordination

7 Administrative control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative powers and various controlling

Mechanisms

8 Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Recruitment Selection Placement Training and

Promotion The Role of central Personnel Agencies The Ministry of Establishment The Public Service

Commission

9 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

10 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Meaning and Importance- Differences between reform and

change Strategies and approaches of administrative reform- Experience of Different Regimes Awami

League Regime 1972-75 Military Rule and BNP Rule 1977-1980 Military Rule and Ershad Regime

1981-1990 Second Phase of BNP Rule 1991-1996 Second Phase of Awami League Regime 1996-2001

Third Phase of BNP Rule 2001-Till Date Major Reforms ie ASRC CARR etc

11 Reorganisation of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat

12 Administrative and Bureaucratic Culture Administrative Ethics and Bureaucratic Accountability in

Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

9

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-201 Comparative Public Administration

1 Introductory Discussion Definition Scope of Comparison Significance and Problems of Comparison

Evolution of CPA Approaches to The Study of CPA

2 Theories of CPA Trends of CPA Models of CPA- Bureaucratic Model and Ecological Model

3 USA Administrative Structure of USA Development of civil service Recent Administrative Reforms in

USA Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training) Regulatory Administration

4 UK Administrative Structure of UK Development of Civil Service Recent Administrative Reforms in

UK Managerialism Citizens Charter amp Service First) Public Personnel Management in Britain

(Recruitment amp Training)

5 Japan Administrative Structure of Japan Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

6 Administrative Structure of France Public Personnel Management (Recruitment amp Training)

7 Civil Service in - USA UK amp France and Bangladesh)

8 Comparative Politics and Administration -USA UK and France

9 Comparative Local Government

Recommended Books

Arora KR (Ed) (1979)Perspectives in Administrative Theory New Delhi Associated Publishing House

Arora KR (1972) Comparative Public Administration An Ecological Perspective New Delhi Associated

Publishing House

Farazmand Ali (1994) Handbook of Bureaucracy New York Marcel Dekker

Greenwood J and Wilson D (Ed) (1969) Public administration in Britain Today 2nd

ed London Roudledge

and kegan Paul

Heady Ferrel (1996)Public Administration A comparative Perspective (5thEd) New York Marcel Dekker

Maheshwari RS (1997)Major Civil Service Systems in the World New Delhi Vicas Publishing House

Quddusi SM Kazi (2008)Administrative Reforms In The West Imperatives For Bangladesh(2008)

Administrative Change Vol XXXV (2) amp Vol XXXVI (1)

Rathod BP (2007) Comparative Public Administration Jaipur ABD Publisher

Ridley F and Blondel J (Ed) (1969) Public Administration in France 2nd

ed London Roudledge and Kegan

Paul

Riggrsquos WF (1964)Administration in Developing Countries The Theory of Prismatic Society Boston

Houghton Miffin Co

Schroeder C Richard and Glick Nathan(Eds) (1990)An Outline of American Government United States

Information Agency

Tommala Krishna K (1982) Administrative Systems Abroad Washington University Press of America

Tsuzi kiyokai (1984) Public Administration in Japan Tokyo University Tokyo Press

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

10

Course No PA-202 Human Resources Administration

1 Human Resources Administration Meaning Scope Importance and Functions Purposes Historical

Development of Human Resources Administration or Personnel Administration Various Theoretical Issues

Relating to Human Resources Administration

2 Human Resource Planning Strategic human resources planning and visioning Planning Meaning

Factors affecting human resource planning with special reference to Bangladesh Human resource planning

process Prerequisites of human resource planning Importance Barriers of effective human resource

planning Human resource planning in Bangladesh

3 Recruitment Meaning Importance Purposes Factors governing recruitment with special reference to

Bangladesh Recruitment process in general and recruitment process in Bangladesh

4 Selection Concept Selection process in general and in Bangladesh Interview-concept purposes Types

Problems in interview with example from Bangladesh perspective

5 Training Meaning Importance Methods with Special Reference to Bangladesh Training Need

Assessment Evaluation of Training Efforts

6 Performance Appraisal Meaning Objectives Methods Which methods are suitable for Bangladesh

MBO as a modern Method of Performance Appraisal Factor affecting Performance Appraisal

7 Job Analysis Concept Process of job analysis Job Description Job Specification

8 Employee Remuneration Meaning Factors governing Employee Remuneration Theories of

Remuneration Devising Remuneration Plan Components of Remuneration Job Evaluation

9 Trade Union Concept Evolution Trade Union Typologies Weakness of Trade Unionism in Bangladesh

10 Collective Bargaining Meaning Importance Prerequisite of Collective Bargaining Process of Collective

Bargaining Barriers to Collective Bargaining in Bangladesh

11 Motivation Concept Importance Theories (Early amp Contemporary Theories) Job Satisfaction and

Productivity Approaches towards Controlling Public Personnel Administration Recent Trends and

Development

12 Industrial Conflict Types and Causes of Conflict Resolving Conflict and Settlement of Industrial

Disputes Role of ILO and WTO in Industrial Relations and Management

13 Labour-Management Co-operation Importance Impediments and Ways of Building Sound Labour-

Management Co-operation

14 Disciplinary Procedure in Industry Acts of Misconduct Policy Charge Procedure and Judicial Approach

to Discipline Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Aswathappa K (1999) Human Resource amp Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

Carter M Allan amp Marshall Ray F (1972) Labor Economics Wages Employment and Trade unionism USA

RD Irwin Publishing

Cascio F Wayne (1992) Managing Human Resources New York McGraw-Hall Inc

Davar S R (1976) Personnel management and industrial relations in India India Vikas Publishing House

Dwivedi S R (1990) Personnel Management New Delhi Oxford amp IBH Publishing Com Pvt Ltd

Fleisher M Belton Labour Economics Theory and Evidence (1970) India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Flippo B Edwin (1984) Personnel Management New York McGraw-Hill Company Ltd

George A Simon amp Pylee V M (2009) 2nd

ed Industrial Relations and Personnel Management India Vikas

Publishing House Pvt Ltd

Glueck F William (1982) Personnel Texas Business Publications NC

Hyman Richard (1975)Industrial relations a Marxist introduction USA Macmillan Publisher Ltd

Mannapa Arun (1985) Industrial Relations New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd

Rabin Jack (1994) Handbook of public sector labor relations (EDT) New York M Dekker Publications

Rees Albert (1973) The Economics of work and Pay USA Harper and Row Publishing House

Reynold G Sloyed (1978) Labor economics and labor relations India Prentice-Hall of India Private Ltd Richardson J H (1954) An introduction to the study of industrial relations London Allen and Unwin Publications

Robbins P Stephen amp Decenzo A David(1993)PersonnelHuman Resource Management Prentice-Hall of

India Private Ltd

Saiyadain S Mirja amp Manappa Arun (1980) Personnel Management New Delhi Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company Ltd

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

11

Course No PA 203 Rural Development Administration in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Definition Scope Approaches and Models

2 Indicators of RD Indicators of Rural Development and Measurement of Rural Development

3 Rural Power Structure Theories Rural power structure and leadership pattern in different phases

Influential factors for Changing Rural Leadership and Power Structure

4 Formative Phases of Rural Development Samaj British Colonial Administration Community

Development ( V-AID and Comilla Model)

5 Institutional Arrangement of Rural Development in Bangladesh Institutions Policies Plans and

Programs

6 Comparative Perspective of Rural Development China India Korea

7 Rural Poverty in Bangladesh Trends in poverty Spatial variation in poverty Profiles and determinants of

poverty Escape from Poverty and Decent from Poverty

8 Rural Good Governance Concept and Practice of Rural Good Governance

9 Sustainable Rural Development Concepts mainstreaming of environmental issues in rural development

10 Gender and Rural Development in Bangladesh Status of Women in Rural Bangladesh Womenrsquos

Contribution in Rural Economy Gender mainstreaming in Rural Development

Essential Readings

Bosse Kramsjo and Wood Geoffrey D (1992) Breaking the Chain Collective Justice among the rural poor in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

Fei Xiaotong (1989) Rural Development in China Prospect and Retrospect London The University of Chicago

Press

Hasan Samiul (1993) Voluntarism and Rural Development in Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public

Administration Vol 15 No 2

Hossain Abul (2006) The Changing Local Rural Power Structure The Elite and NGOs in Bangladesh Journal

of Health Management October vol 8 no 2 Sage Publication

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1991) Integrated Rural Development Dhaka National Institute of Local government

Kam Suan-Pheng Hossain Mahabub Bose Manik Lal and Villano Lorena S ( 2005) Spatial patterns of rural

poverty and their relationship with welfare-influencing factors in Bangladesh Food Policy Vol 30 Elsevier

Khanna B S (1991) Rural Development in South Asia (Part threeBangladesh) New Delhi Deep and Deep

Publications

Lewis David and Hossain Abul (2008) A Tale of Three Villages Power Difference and Locality in Rural

Bangladesh Journal of South Asian Development June vol 3 no 1 Sage Publications

Quddus Md Abdul (1995) Poverty Focused Rural Development Comilla Bangladesh Academy for Rural

Development

Rahman PK Md Motiur(1994) Poverty Issues in Rural Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Rao B Sudhakar Ed (2008) Poverty Focused Rural Good Governance in Asian Commonwealth Countries

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

SN Mishra Neena Sharma Kushal Sharma (1984) Participation and Development NBO Publisher Distributor

Salauddin Khaleda amp Shamim Israt (1996) Rural Women in Poverty Dhaka Women for Women

Sen Binayak (2003) Drivers of Escape and Descent Changing Household Fortunes in Rural Bangladesh World

Development Vol 31 No 3

Sharma Jitendra Kumar (2001) Rural Development in South Asia Delhi Authorspress

Singh Katar (1999) Rural Development Principles Policies and Management New Delhi Sage Publications

Wood Geoffrey D (1994) Bangladesh Whose Idea Whose interest Dhaka University Press Limited

Zafarullah Habib Mohammad and Khan Mohammad Mohabbat (1989) The Politics of Rural Development in

Bangladesh Asian Journal of Public Administration Vol 11

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

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26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

12

Course No PA- 204 Application of Computer in Public Administration

Part-A Theoretical Aspects of Computer (75 Marks)

1 Introductory Discussion Definition amp Characteristics of Computer Uses of Computer Difference

between Computer amp other Electronic Devices Classification of Computer History of Computer

Generation of Computer Organization of Modern Computer Computer System

2 Hardware Concept of Hardware Classification of Hardware Meaning of Firmware Fireware amp

Humanware Meaning of Input Output (IO) Devices Different Input Devices - Keyboard Mouse Scanner

OMR OCR MICR Oral Input Devices Digital Camera Light Pen Different Output Devices - Monitor

Printer Speaker Plotter Visual Display Unit Input Output Interface Input Output Card Bus

Organization of a micro computer Different hardware - Main Board Sound Card AGP Card LAN Card

TV Card

3 Central Processing Unit Concept of CPU Structure and functions of CPU Concept of Register

Addressing Mode Micro-processor Meaning amp necessity of Memory Memory cell amp address Memory

capacity calculation Bit Byte amp Computer Word Classification of Memory Primary Memory - RAM

ROM Secondary memory - Hard Disk Optical Disk (CD ROM CD R CD RW CD ROM Drive) Pen

Drive

4 Operating System Meaning of Operating System (OS) Functions Responsibilities of OS Classification of

OS Picture Based amp Letter Based OS Modern Operating System of Micro Computer

5 Software Definition of Software Classification of Software Meaning amp functions of System Software

Meaning amp functions of Application Software Meaning of Computer Virus amp Anti Virus Program

Characteristics of virus affected computer Cleaning procedure computer virus Concept of computer

language Classification of computer language

6 Information Communication Technology Definition of Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Characteristics of ICT Computer Communication System Classification of Computer Network Internet amp

Intranet Concept of data amp information Qualities of good information Process of converting data into

information Meaning amp importance of information system Activities of information system Resources of

information system Potential risks of information system

Part-B Practical (25 Marks)

1 Important Features of Desktop Utilities (File copy Multimedia Games Utility program)

2 File amp Folder Management (Scan Disk Disk Defragmenter Disk Cleanup)

3 Details of MS Word-2003

4 Important Features of MS Excel amp Power Point-2003

5 Computer Assembling amp Trouble Shooting

6 Some Important Applications of Windows Operating System (XP)

Essential Readings

Cronan John Anderson Virginia and Anderson Brenda Bryant (2004)Microsoft Office 2003 Quick Steps

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

French C S (1989)Computer Science London Letts Educational

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-I India Bpb Publicatons

Jain Satish (2003)Introduction to Computer Science Volume-II India Bpb Publicatons

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996)Management Information Systems Organization amp Technology

Prentice Hall

Lechner H D (1984)The Computer Chronicles California USA Wadsworth Publishing Company

Norton Peter (2006)Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006)Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (2002)Computer and Information Technology New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Irwin Professional Publishing

O Brien James A (2003)Management Information Systems(6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher

Education Irwin Professional Publishing

Pick James B (1986)Computer Systems in Business An Introduction California USA Wadsworth Publishing

Company

Warford J Stanley (2005) Computer Systems (3rd

Edition) Canada Jones and Bartlett Publishers

White Ron and Downs Timothy Edward (2007)How Computers Work (9th

Edition) Que Publishers

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

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26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

13

Course No PA-205 Financial Administration

1 Financial Administration Importance Functions Scope and Limitations

2 Financial systems Major Actors (Tax Ombudsmen Ministry of Finance Ministry of Planning

Bangladesh Bank NEC NBR ECNEC CAG) Factors and Governmentrsquos Role in Financial System

3 Main Aspects of Financial Administration Budgeting Revenue and Development Budget Politics of

Budgeting

4 Recent Trends in Budgeting Budget Reform Budget classification Financial Administration Reform

MTBF system

5 Fiscal Policy ( Government Expenditure Government Revenue Details of Taxonomy -With special

reference to Bangladesh) and Monetary Policy and their Role in Bangladesh Economy

6 Public Borrowing Domestic and Foreign Source Borrowing (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Foreign Direct Investment Concepts Causes and Consequences (With special reference to Bangladesh)

8 Foreign Aid Causes Trends and Aid Dependence (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Finical Sector Reform and Recent Administrative Innovation in Financial Sector ( Special Reference to

South Asia)

10 Financial Regulation and Deregulation Methods and Institutions (Parliament Tax Ombudsmen

Bangladesh Bank CampAG) Parliament and Public Financing in Bangladesh Role and Involvement of MPrsquoS

in Budgeting

11 Major Financial Institutions (International) World Bank International Monetary Fund Asian

Development Bank UNDP OECD IDB

Essential Readings

Alam Manzurul (1997)Budgetary Process in Uncertain Contexts A Study of State- Owned Enterprises in

Bangladesh Management Accounting Research Vol 8 No 2 June 1997

Ali A (1998)Budget and Budgetary Process in Bangladesh 3 Tax Chronicle 5 (special edition)

Bangladesh Bank (2005) Notes on the Monetary Policy Strategy of the Bangladesh Bank Volume 1 Number 2

October

Bhatia HL (2003) Public Finance Vikas India

Chowdhury O H (1994) Incidence of Indirect Taxation in Bangladesh 198485 Research Monograph 16

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka

Cox Raymond Vetter Daniel E Stout R Gene (1996)Financial Administration and Control Wally

Ghafur A and Chowdhury O H (1987) Financing Public Sector Development Expenditure in Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

Hicks Ursula (1965) Development Finance Planning and Control Clarendon Press Oxford

Hossain Motahar (1990) System of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh Dhaka Hasan Publisher

Hye Hasnat Abdul (1982)Local level Planning in Bangladesh Institute of Local Government Dhaka

Bangladesh

Islam Nurul (1989) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy DhakaUPL

Islam Md Ezazul and Bisnu Pada (2006)Public Debt Management and Debt Sustainability in Bangladesh

Working Paper NoWP0705 PAU Bangladesh Bank Dhaka

James S and C Nobes (2000) The Economics of Taxation principles Policy and Practices 7th Edition

Prentice Hall 20002001

Just Faalland and Parkinson J R (2009) Bangladesh A Test Case of Development revisited in Quazi

Shahabuddin and Rushidan Islam Rahman Development experience and emerging challenges Dhaka The

University Press Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

Kabir Razeen and Pesavento Adviser Elena (2007)Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Growth A Case

Study on Bangladesh Department of Economics Emory University

Khan ZAThornton N and Frazer M (2000) Experience of Financial Reforms in Bangladesh Public

Administration and Development Vol 20 pp 33-42

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

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ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

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26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

14

Mortaza M Golam and Begum Lutfunnahar (2006)Tax Expenditures in Bangladesh An Introductory Analysis

Panizza Ugo (2008)Domestic and External Public Debts in Developing Countries Discussion Paper No 188

March UNCTAD

Patwari S U (1983) Financial Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dipika

Rahman Mizaur ( 2001) Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh Determinants Domestic Barriers and Some

Suggestions Journal of Business Administration Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka

Vol 27 No3amp4 July and October

Rahman S H and Shilpi FH (1996) A Macro econometric Model of the Bangladesh Economy Model

Estimation Validation and Policy Simulation Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka

Sarker Tapan K (2003) Improving Tax Compliance in Developing Countries via Self-Assessment Systems -

What Could Bangladesh Learn from Japan Asia- Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 9 No 6 June

Sarker Tapan K and Kitamura Yokinobu (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration

in Developing Countries The State of Nature in Bangladesh Asia Pacific Tax Bulletin September

Sarker TK and Kitamura Y (2002) Technical Assistance in Fiscal Policy and Tax Administration in

Developing Countries The State of Nature in BangladeshAsia-Pacific Tax Bulletin Vol 8 No 9 pp 278 ndash 288

The Inventor (2010) Bangladesh Economic Update Growth Tax Inflation and ConsumersBangladesh

Economic Update Vol1 No1 July 2010

Waresi SA (1998) Tax Holiday as a Fiscal Incentive in BangladeshTax Chronicle Special Edition Vol3

Issue 5 Dhaka Bangladesh

World Bank (2000) Bangladesh financial accountability for good governance

Course No PA-206 Politics and Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Conceptual framework of Politics and Government Major Concepts Models and Theories of

Politics and Government Importance of Politics and government In Public Administration

2 Politics and government in British India

A Background of the pre British period The Indian Council Act-1861 1892Partition of Bengal 1905

BMuslim League Morley- Minto Reforms Act 1909

C Montegu- Chemsford Reforms Act 1919 Dyarchy and WorkingEffectiveness of Dyarchy Political

Development in British India from 1919-1935

D The government of India Act 1935 Provincial Autonomy

E Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution and the Indian Independence Act 1940

Crips Mission of 1942 Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 The Indian Independence Act 1947

3 Politics and Government in Pakistan Period

A Constitutional Development in Pakistan (1947-1956)

B Emergence Of Bangladesh Bengali Nationalism Language Movement of 1952United front and 21

Point Movement Six Point Programs Mass Movement of 1969 the General Election of 1970 Non

Cooperation movement and War of Independence 1971

4 Politics and Government in Bangladesh Period

A Constitution Making in Bangladesh Constitution Making process and Salient features of

Bangladesh Constitution 1972 Amendments of Bangladesh constitution (from 1972-onward)

B Politics and Governance Under Different Regimes of Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujib-Present day)

C Politics and Political Culture in Bangladesh Confrontational Politics Problems of democratic

Consolidation in Bangladesh Politics Political Leadership and Crisis of Political Leadership in

Bangladesh

D Military Interventions of Bangladesh Politics and its impact on Democratic Governance

E Role of Bureaucracy Civil Society Judiciary and Parliament in Politics and Governance in

Bangladesh

F Caretaker Government and Election Commission Role of Caretaker Government and Election

Commission in Free Fair and Credible Elections and its Impact on Democratic Politics and Governance

in Bangladesh

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

15

Essential Readings

Ahmed Fakhruddin (1998)The Caretakers Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1979)Bangladesh Constitutional Quest For autonomy Dhaka The University Press Limited

Ahmed Moudud (1983)Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dhaka The University Press Limited

Chaudhuri Muzaffer Ahmed (1968)Government and Politics in Pakistan Dacca Puthighar limited

Choudhury Dilara (1995)Constitutional Development in Bangladesh Stress and Strains Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Chowdhury GW (1959)Constitutional Development in Pakistan New York Longman Group Limited

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2002)Thirty Years of Bangladesh Politics Dhaka The University Press Limited

Hakim Muhammad A (1993)The Sahabuddin Interregnum Dhaka The University Press Limited

Halim MdAbdul (1998)Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Dhaka

Iqbal Muhammed Zafar (2008)History of the Liberation War Dhaka Proteeti

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (2000)Bangladesh Promise and Performance Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (1994)Pakistan Failure in National Integration Dhaka The University Press Limited

Jahan Rounaq (Ed) (1994)Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues Dhaka The University Press Limited

Karim Waresul (2004)Election Under a Caretaker Government Dhaka The University Press Limited

Khan Shamsul I Islam S Aminul Haque M Imdadul (1996)Political Culture Political Parties and the

Democratic Transition in Bangladesh Dhaka Academia publishers

Maniruzzaman Talukder ((1980)The Bangladesh Revolution and Its Aftermath Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Muhith AMA (1978)Bangladesh Emerge of a Nation Dhaka The University Press Limited

Raj Hans (1994) Comparative Politics Delhi Surjeet Publications Limited

Salik Siddik (1997) Witness to Surrender Dhaka The University Press Limited

Siddiqui Zillur Rahman (2001)Quest for a Civil Society Dhaka Sucheepatra

Tandon Rajesh Mohanti Ranjita (2002)Civil Society and Governance New Delhi Pria Publications Limited

Ziring Lawrence (1992)Bangladesh from Mujib to Ershad An Interpretive Study Dhaka The University Press

Limited

Course No PA-207 Local Government in Bangladesh

1 Introduction Local Government Definition Local Self Government Difference between LG and LSG

principles and characteristics of local government jurisdictions and functions patterns strengths

weaknesses and problems of local government central control

2 Concepts and Theories Various theories regarding Local Govt

3 History of Local Government History and background evolution of local government in British India

various acts chowkidary-panchayet act 1870 1882 1885 etc report on the decentralization committee

1907-1909 Morley-Minto reforms Montageu-Chelmsford reforms living report 1913-1914 development

of local government in Bengal village local government act 1919 Local Govt Under Basic Democracy

order of Ayub Khan (1947-71)

4 Local government in Bangladesh Evolution structure functions and compositions personnel system in

local government in Bangladesh local government election process

5 Reforms in LG Local Government Reforms and womens representation in local politics

6 Local Government finance in Bangladesh Pattern of local government finance from British India to

Bangladesh Major income source of different local bodies ndash Pourashava Zila parishad thana upazila

parishad union parishad The System of Accounts and Audit in the Local Bodies Problems of Local

Government Financing in Bangladesh Center Local Relationship in Bangladesh

7 Comparative Local Government Structure UK India Pakistan

8 Local Level Planning Nature Process Peoples Participation and Problems of Local Level Planning

Major Issues and Problems of Local Government in Bangladesh

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

16

Essential Readings

Cheema G Shabbir andDennis A Rondinelli (1983) Decentralization and Development SAGE

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors and

Outcomes Springer

Siddique Noore Alam(1997) Decentralization and Development Theory and Practice in Bangladesh Dhaka

university Press

Siddiqui Kamal (1995) Local Government in South Asia UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2000) Local Governance in Bangladesh Leading Issues and Major Challenges UPL

Siddiqui Kamal (2005) Local Government in Bangladesh UPL

Course No PA-301 Introduction to Social Science Research

1 Introduction to Research Definitions Scope Goals Areas Typology Characteristics of Research

Paradigms of Research

2 Research Process Formulation of Research Problem Conceptualizing Research Design Sample

Selection Data Collection Data processing Data Analysis and Report Writing

3 Formulating a Research Problem Importance of formulating a research problem Determining factors in

selecting a research problem Steps in the formulation of Research Problem Reviewing Literature

Formulation of objectives Operational definitions Variables indicators Types of Variable Measure

Scale definition types and functions of Hypothesis Hypothesis error Problem Tree Analysis Stake

Holder Analysis

4 Conceptualizing a research design Selecting a study design Cross Sectional Studies Before-and after

studies retrospective prospective retrospective-prospective studies Experimental Semi-Experimental

Studies Non-experimental studies-Exploratory studies Descriptive Studies Causal Studies

5 Data Collection Methods of data collection Qualitative and Qualitative data collection techniques

Observation Interview and questionnaire method Unstructured Interview Focus Group Discussion

Document Study Content Analysis Case Study Method Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Monitoring

Most Significant Changes (MSC) Validity and Reliability

6 Sampling Concept Types Importance of Sampling Non-Probability Sampling-Convenience Accidental

Judgmental Snowball Quota Probability Sampling ndashSystematic Sampling Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Random Sampling Cluster Sampling Sampling Error

7 Data Processing and Analysis Coding Categorization and grouping of data Developing framework of

Analysis-qualitative and quantitative Central Tendency Dispersion Correlation Regression Hypothesis

Testing Application of Computer-MS Excel SPSS for presentation and Analysis

8 Report Writing Proposal development Research writing Features of Good Report Referencing Writing

bibliography Developing Outline Evaluation Research Ethics-Do No Harm Framework in Research

Essential Readings

Anderson Mary B (1999)Don No Harm-How Aid can support peace or war USA Lynne Rienner Publishers

Inc

Babbie Earl (1989)The practice of Social Research Belmont California Wadesworth Publishing Company

Bailey Kenneth D (1978)Methods of Social Research (3rd

ed) New York The Free Press

Bulmer Martin (ed) (1977)Sociological Research Methods-An Introduction London The Mac Millan Press

Limited

GhoshBN (2003)Scientific Method and Social Research India Starling Publisherrsquos private ltd

Islam Nurul M (2008)An Introduction to Research Methods Dhaka The Mullick and Brothers Press

KothariC R (1996)Research Methodology New Delhi Wishaw Prokashan

Kumar Rajit (2005)Research Methodology Australia Pearson Education and Kindersley Publishing Inc

Mikkelsen (1995)Methods of Development Work and Research New Delhi Sage Publication India Pvt Ltd

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

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ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

17

Mohammad Sufian and Abu Jafar (1998)Methods and Techniques of Social Research Dhaka The University

Press Limited

Mukherjee Neela (1993)Participatory Rural Appraisal Methodology amp Practice New Delhi Concept

Publishing Company

Phillips Bernard S (1976)Social Research Strategy amp Tactics USA Mac Millan Publishing Inc

Course No PA- 302 Issues and Problems in Governance

1 Governance Meaning and Significance Basic Issues and Contemporary Public Discourses Good or Poor

Governance and the Implications Thereof

2 Aspects of Good Governance Institutional Capacity Building Transparency and Accountability

Adaptability Judicial Independence and Rule of Law Political Leadership and Administrative Compliance

and Effectiveness

3 Governance and Democratization Democratic Governance Role of Major Institutions-Executive

Legislature Judiciary Bureaucracy Civil Society Political Parties Private Sector Actors

4 Governance and Electoral process Quality of National and Local Elections Representation of Interest of

Disadvantaged Groups Separate Electorate- Joint Electorate-Party Finance-Party Registration-Code of

Conduct-Voting Behavior-Propaganda Techniques-Political Language-Political Communication Strategy-

Electoral Corruption-Electioneering and Advocacy-Role of Election Commission-Electoral Reforms

5 Problems of Governance in Global Context Problems of Religious Linguistic and Other Social

Cleavages Cultural Autonomy ad National Integration in Multi National Countries

6 Local Politics and Governance Role of Informal Structure Dispute Resolution Process and Customer

Access

7 Governance and the International Development Community Globalization and Multiple Modernityrsquos

8 Case Studies on Governance in Bangladesh The Land Revenue Sector the Primary Education Sector

Public Health Sector the Rural Infrastructure Sector and the Private Investment Sector

Essential Readings

Alamgir Mohiuddin Khan (1998) Development Strategy for Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdul Hye (1998) Governance South Asian Perspectives

Jamil I et al (2011)Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kamal Siddiqui (1996 )Towards Good Governance in Bangladesh Fifty Unpleasant Essays UPL

Martin Minogue (1997) The Principles and Practices of Good Institute for Development Policy amp Management

University of Manchester British Council-

Rehman Sobhan (ed) (1996) Towards A Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia

CPD

Course No PA-303 Governance of Urban Management

1 Conceptual Analysis Meaning of Governance Importance of Governance in Democratic Societies

Meaning of UrbanCity Governance Types of Administrative Structures for the City Governance and

Good Urban Governance

2 Dominant ApproachesModels of Metropolitan Urban Governance The City of Johannesburg (Joburg)

Model Greater London Authority Model (GLA) Model Kolkata Metropolitan development Authority

(KMDA) Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Bangalore Metropolitan

Regional development Authority and Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

3 The Growth and Development of Urban Governance in Bangladesh Concept of Urbanization Urban

Centre Origin Trend Level Feature Causes Problems Role

4 Urbanization in Bangladesh Challenges Trends Patterns Urbanization and Development Urbanization

and Migration

5 Rural Urban Migration Causes Nature Features Trend Migration Process Socio-Economic Effects

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

18

6 Urban Administration and Organization in Bangladesh Constitutional and Legal Framework the

Forms of Urban Government Composition Functions and Problems

7 Urban Resource Mobilization Process and Organization Fiscal Organization and Budgetary Control

Patterns of Revenue Patterns of Expenditure Accounting Auditing and Reporting Urban Public Utility

Services Involved Organizations and Their Functions

8 Urban Planning Process and Theories Fundamental Aspects of Planning as General Human Endeavor

The Role of Urban Planning with the General Theory and Process of Planning Urban Planning in

Bangladesh

9 Urban Policy Implementation Selected Studies on Policy Implementation in Different City Corporations

and impact of coordination (Intra amp Inter) on Urban Policy Implementation

10 Land Tenure Security and Urban Planning Features Residential Land Use Urban Land Management

Economic Dimensions of Urban Land Land for the Urban Poor Feature of Urban Land situation Urban

Land Information System (ULIS) Importance Design Structure Problem and Prospects

11 Urban Slum Development Formation of urban slums and slum development good practices (global and

Bangladesh perspectives)

12 Urban Poverty Who are Urban Poor Types of Urban Poor Causes Demographic and Social Structure of

the Urban Poor Magnitude and Profile of Urban Poor Population in Bangladesh Credit Delivery for the

Poor Government Organizations Concerned with Urban Poor Urban Health Services and Remedies

Globalization and Urban Poor

13 Urban Environment Urban Environment Issues and Developing Sectors for Sustainable Development

Causes of Urban Environment Problem Impact on Social Life Link to Urban Environment and Urban

Poverty

14 Mega City Governance Dhaka Delhi Calcutta Mumbai amp Karachi

Essential Readings

Anthonyand J and Synder C Jans (1979) Introduction to Urban Planning New York Mc-Grew Hill

Chowdhury A I (1997) Resource mobilization and urban governance in BangladeshIn Nazrul Islam et al

(Eds)Urban Governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Bangladesh Center for Urban Studies

Francis Paul A (1991) Poverty in Bangladesh profile and policy implications Report prepared for the

Overseas Development Administration May

Gordon E Cherry (ed) (1974) Urban Planning Problems London Leonard Hill

Government of Bangladesh (1977) Pourashava Ordinance 1977 Dhaka Bangladesh Government Press

Government of Bangladesh (GoB) (1987) Rajshahi City Corporation Act 1987

Habib Enamul (2009) The role of government and NGOs in slum development the case of Dhaka City

Development in Practice Volume 19 Number 2 April 2009 259-265

Islam Nazrul (1995) Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical Issues and the 1995 Survey

Findings Dhaka The University Press Limited

Islam Nazrul (nd) Dhaka From City to Megacity Perspectives on People Places Planning and Development

Issues Dhaka University of Dhaka National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) (2008)

2006 Bangladesh Urban Health Survey Dhaka

Islam M Aminul (1995) Environment Land Use and Natural Hazards in Bangladesh Dhaka University of

Dhaka

Islam N (Ed) (1997) Urban Research in Bangladesh Dhaka UPL

Islam Nazrul (1996) The Urban Poor in Bangladesh Dhaka Centre for urban Studies

Islam Nazrul and A I Chowdhury (eds) (1992) Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh (GoB)

Islam Nazrul et al (2006) Slums of Urban Bangladesh Mapping and Census-2005 Report prepared in

collaboration with Centre for Urban Studies Measure Evaluation and National Institute of Population Research

and Policy with the financial assistance from USAID

Islam Nazrul et al (1997) ldquoIntroductionrdquo in Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh Critical

Issues and the 1995 Survey Findings Dhaka University Press Limited

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

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26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

19

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Khan M M (1997) Urban local governance in Bangladesh An overview In Nazrul Islam M M Khan

(Eds)Urban governance in Bangladesh and Pakistan Dhaka Centre for Urban Studies

Lipton Michael (1976) Why Poor People Stay Poor ndashUrban Bias in World Development Temple Smith

London

Mohit M A (1992) Institutional management for the development of dhaka metropolitan area Problems and

prospects In N Islam A I Chowdhury (Eds)Urban Land Management in Bangladesh Dhaka Ministry of

Land Government of Bangladesh

Nallathiga Ramarkrishana (2008) Metropolitan Urban Governance Approaches and Models Some Implications

for Indian Cities Paper Presented at the International Conference on Public policy and Management on ldquourban

Governance and Publi-Private Partnershiprdquo held at the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore on August 4-6

Panday Pranab Kumar (2006) Central-Local Relations Inter-Organizational Coordination and Policy

Implementation in Urban Bangladeshrdquo The Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Vol 28 (1) 41-58

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3)237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar (2008) Problems of Urban Governance in Bangladesh India Serials Publications

December

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Panday Pranab Kumar and Pradip Kumar Panday (2008) ldquoThe Development of Municipal Corporation in

Bangladesh Does Coordination Existrdquo Local Government Studies Vol 35 (5) 559-575 November

Rahman M (2005) Role of NGOs in urban housing for the poor in Dhaka GBER 5 (1) 16ndash29

Shafi Salma A (2007) Land tenure Security and Land Administration in Bangladesh A Consultancy report

Prepared for LGED UNDP and UN-Habitat

Siddique K et al (Eds) (2000) Overcoming the governance crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka University Press

Limited

Siddique Kamal et al (eds) (2000) Overcoming The Governance Crisis in Dhaka City Dhaka The University

Press

Siddiqui Kamal (ed) (1994) Local Government in Bangladesh Dhaka University press Limited

Wratten E (1995) Conceptualizing Urban Poverty Environment and Urbanization Vol7 (1)

Course No PA-304 Politics and Administration in South Asia

1 State Structures and Political Process in South Asia

2 Nationalism and Ethno-Nationalism in South Asia

3 Patterns or Government in South Asia Democracy and Authoritarianism

4 Party Systems in South Asia

5 Pressure Group Polities in South Asia

6 Bureaucracies in South Asia Administrative Perspective

7 Bureaucracies in South Asia Political Perspective

8 Civil-Military Relations in South Asia

9 Miniaturization in Bangladesh and Pakistan

10 Religion and politics in South Asia

11 Problems of Governance in South Asia

12 Bureaucracies in South Asia and South East Asia Comparative Perspective

13 Making Bureaucracies Accountability in South Asia

Essential Readings

Ahmed Nizam and A T M Obaidullah (eds) (2007)The Working of Parliamentary Committees in Westminster

Systems Lessons for Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Limited

AhmedMaudud (2002)South Asia Crisis of Development Dhaka University Press Limited

Baxter Craing etal(1998)Government and Politics in South Asia Boulder Co Westvice Press

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

20

Chowdhury Mahfuzul H (2003) Democratization in South Asia Lessons from American Institutions

Aldershet Ashgato Publishing Limiter

Dictor Nohled Florian Grolz and Christof Hartmann (eds) (2001)Elections in South Asia and the Pacific

Oxford Oxford University Press

Gough Kathleen and Hari Sharma (Eds) (1973)Imperialism and Revolution in South Asia NY Monthly

Review Press

Hye Hasnat Abdul (Ed) (1999)Governance Dhaka University Press Limited

JalalAyesha (1995) Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia Cambridge Cambridge University Press

Norton Philip and Nizam Ahmed (eds) Parliaments in Asia London Frank cass

PanondikerVI (2000)Problems of Governance in South Asia Dhaka University Press Limited

Siddiqui Kamal (1992)Local Government in South Asia A Comparative Study Dhaka University Press

Limited

Sobhan Rehman (ed) Towards a Theory of Governance and Development Learning from East Asia Dhaka

University Press Limited

Course No PA-305 Environmental Studies

1 Environment and development A Meaning types and components of environment

B Environmental management and its approaches

C Concept of development and its linkage with environment

2 Ecology Meaning types and components

3 Sustainable development A Concept of sustainable development

B Evolution of environmentalism

C Environmental movement in Bangladesh

4 Environmental issues

A Climate change causes and impacts

B Environmental issuesproblems in Bangladesh

C Environmental initiatives Policies plans and programmes

5 Environmental institutions

A International and regional environmental organizations

B Government institutions on environment

C Environmental NGOs structure and its role on environmental issues

6 Environment and International Relations

(a) Climate change Negotiations and Diplomacy

(b) Climate change Manifestation and Trends in Bangladesh

7 Environmental conference Stockholm conference 1972 Rio conference 1992 Johannesburg conference 2002 Bali conference 2007

and Copenhagen conference 2009

8 Environmental impact assessment Concept procedure case history Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Associate Tools

Essential Readings

Bangladesh government (1995) National Environmental Management Action Plan Dhaka Ministry of

Environment

Bangladesh government State of Environment Bangladesh 2001 DhakaMinistry of Environment

Begum Afroza (2008) Government-NGO Interface in Development Management Dhaka AH Development

Publishing House

Chowdhury Quamrul Islam (2002) Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2001 Dhaka Forum of

Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh

Department of Environment (1992) Environment policy in Bangladesh Dhaka Department of Environment

Gain Philip (1998) Bangladesh Environment Facing the 21st Century Dhaka Society for Environment and

Human Development

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

21

Kamal Golam Monwar (1994) Environmental Bibliography of Bangladesh Dhaka Swedish International

Development Authority

Nishat Ainun and Mahfuz Ullah (2001) Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001 Dhaka Center for Sustainable

Development

Rahman Atiq (1998) Environment and Poverty Dhaka University Press Limited

Rahman Atiq and M Ashraf Ali (2001) Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment Dhaka University Press

Ltd

Rahman Atiq and Saleemul Haq 1994 Environment and Development in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press

Limited

Saha Subrata Kumar (2007) Environmental Impact Assessment for the Changing World Dhaka AH

Development Publishing House

Sattar Syed Abdus (hellip) Introduction to Environmental Laws of Bangladesh

Singh Savindra (1991) Environmental Geography Allahbad Prayag Pustak Bhawan

Uddin M Jashim (hellip) Towards Rural Development and Environmental Conservation in Bangladesh Comilla

BARD

Ullah Mahfuz (1999) Environment Politics in Bangladesh Dhaka CFSDBARD

Course No PA- 306 NGOs and International Agencies for Development

1 Introduction Development and Development Administration NGOs as partner of development

2 Conceptual discussion on NGOs Definitions Basic features Types Growth and development of NGOs

in national and international perspective Theories of NGOs History of NGOs Different Argument about

NGOs Evolution of NGOs and Factors for the development of NGOs

3 Functions of NGOs Different Functions of NGOs Role of NGOs Advantages and Disadvantages of

NGOs functioning Strengths and Weakness and Problems of NGOs NGOs as Third sector and Challenges

of NGOs

4 Approaches of NGOs Different Approaches of NGOs towards development Relief and Rehabilitation

Approach Community Development Approach Target Group and Participatory Approach

5 Techniques Participatory Rural Appraisal Participatory Poverty Assessment and Rapid Urban Rural

Appraisal

6 GO-NGO Collaboration Meaning and Rationale for Go-NGO Collaboration Area of Collaboration

Prospects and Problems of Collaboration Strategies for effective Collaboration Experiences of

Collaboration in Bangladesh and Different models of Collaboration in the developing countries

7 Civil Society Meaning and Typology Different approaches of Civil Society Organizations Importance

and functions of Civil Society Civil Society Organizations NGOs and Civil Society

8 Legal Basis of NGOs in Bangladesh Legal and Regulatory Framework for NGOs in Bangladesh

Difficulties and Inconsistencies with laws and ordinances of NGOs legal and regulatory framework NGO

Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) Go-NGO Consulting Council

9 Study of Selective International National and Local NGOs BRAC CARE Save the Children ASA

SUS

10 Role of International Agencies United Nations UNDP UNICEF World Bank IMF European Union

11 NGO Financing Sources of Fund Effectiveness of Different Sources of Fund Technique to Attract

Donors

12 Donor Agencies and NGOs Types Policies Programmes and Conditions of Donors Role of Donors in

National and International Development Relationship between Donors and NGOs

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

22

Essential Readings

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2000)Donors NGOs the State and Their Clients in Bangladesh

Ahmad Mokbul Morshed (2001)Understanding The South How Northern donor Agencies and NGOs

Understand The Needs and Problems of Southern NGO Clients Dhaka A M Printers

Begum Afroza (2003)Government NGO Interface in Development Management AH Development Publishing

House Dhaka

Chowdhury Abraret al (1999) Aid Development and Aid Diplomacy Need for an Aid Policy University Press

Limited Dhaka

Clayton Andrew (Ed) (1994) Governance Democracy and Conditionality What Role for NGOs An

INTRAC Publication GB

Fowler Alan (1997)Striking a Balance London Earthscan Publications Ltd

Holloway Richard (1998)Supporting Citizens Initiatives Bangladeshrsquos NGOs and Society UPL Dhaka

Hossain Farhad (2001)Administration of Development Initiatives by Non- Governmental Organizations A

Study of Their Sustainability in Bangladesh and Nepal University of Tampere Finland

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Martinussen John-Degnbol and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2003)AID Understanding International Development

Cooperation London Zed Books Ltd

Rahman Mizan Rand Mohammad Humayan Kabir (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Democracy in Bangladesh

BIISS Dhaka

Saifullah AKM (2001)NGOrsquos Capacity in Development Management Experience from Bangladesh

University of Tampere Finland

Tandon Rajesh and Ranjita Mohanty (Eds) (2002) Civil Society and Governance PRIA New Delhi India

THE NGLS HANDBOOK of UN Agencies (2000) Programmes Funds and conventions Working for

Sustainable Economic and Social Development United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS)

Course No PA-307 Introduction to International Relations

1 International Relations Meaning Nature Scope Importance and Approaches

2 International System State System and Its Corollaries

3 Basis of National Power Balance of Power-Bipolarity Multi-polarity Uni-polarity

4 Foreign Policy Various aspects of foreign policy theories of FP FP of Bangladesh

5 Playing the game of International Relations Diplomacy-origin Functions-Classification of

Diplomats amp Consuls-Diplomatic and Consular privileges

6 The Changing Nature of Diplomacy Economic Diplomacy-Immunities

7 International Law

8 The Universal International Organisations The League of Nations The United Nations and their

origin Structure Functions Problems and prospects

9 Regional Organizations NATO EEC OAU OIC ASEAN SAARC and EU

10 Globalization Role of International organizations- WTOILO WB IMF UN

Essential Readings

Ahmed Emajuddin (1984) Foreign Policy of Bangladesh A Small Statersquos Impertaive UPL

JacksonRobert H and Georg Soslashrensen (2007) Introduction to International Relations Theories and

Approaches Oxford University Press

Palmer and Perkins (2001) International Relations CBS Publishers amp Distributors

Simmons Beth A and Richard H Steinberg (2006) International Law and International Relations An

International Organization Cambridge University Press

Wilkinson Paul (ND)International Relations A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

23

Course No PA-308 Public-Private Partnership

1 Introductory Chapter Governance Modes of Governance New Public Management Movement

PPP as a form of Governance Concepts Definition Models Theories of PPP PPP ndash sectoral

perspectives PPP ndash national and international perspectives Ethical future of PPP Limitations

2 Indicators of Public-Private Partnerships Effectiveness Goal Efficiency Effectiveness Division

of labor and commitment symmetry Communication Coordination and Integration

3 Management of Public Private Partnership Forms of Partnerships Elements of Partnership

Principles of managing Partnership Projects Leadership and Communication in Partnership

Management Challenges in Partnership Management

4 Financing Public Private Partnership Partnership with business partnership with non-profit

Sectoral variations in financing Risks and opportunity in financing PPP Cash and Inflow Analysis

Private sector financing ndash sources and procedures

5 Risk Identification and Management in Public Private Partnership Specificationdesign Values

and norms of the partners Conflict and Changes management and risk and benefit sharing

6 Public Private Partnership in Bangladesh PPP in Health PPP in Infrastructure PPP in social

development PPP in education

7 Regulatory Framework of PPP

Essential Readings

Bogason Peter and Theo AJ Toonen (eds) (1998) Networks in Public Administration (a symposium) Public

Administration (London) 76(2)

Bozeman Barry (1987)All Organizations Are Public Bridging Public and Private Organizational Theories

San Francisco Jossey-Bass

Brilliantes AB (2000) Partnerships A Key Pillar to Good GovernancersquoIn Ledivinia V Carin˜ o et alFrom

Government to Governance Reflections on the 1999 World Conference on Governance Manila EROPA pp

86ndash97

Britton Neil R (2001)A New Emergency Management for the New Millennium The Australian Journal of

Emergency Management 16(4) 44ndash54

Buse K and G Walt (2000) Global public-private partnerships part I - a new development in healthBulletinof

World Health Organisation Genebra vol 78 no 4

Ghere Richard (2001) Ethical Future and Public Private PartnershipPublic Organization Review A Global

Journal 1 301ndash319 (2001) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Stephen P Osborne (2000)Public-Private Partnerships Theory and Practice in International Perspective 2000

London Routledge

Wettenhall Roger (2003) The Rhetoric and Reality of Public-Private Partnerships Public Organization Review

A Global Journal 3 77ndash107 (2003) Kluwer Academic Publishers

Yescombe ER (2007)Public Private Partnership Principles of Policy and Finance Oxford Butterworth-

Heinmann Elsevier

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

24

Course No PA- 401 Gender and Development

1 Theoretical Foundation Gender as an Issue in Development Development and Women Meaning of

Development for Women Women in Development (WID) Gender and Development (GAD) Women

Environment and Development (WED) Woman and Development (WAD) Critical Evaluation of WID

WED WAD and GAD Emergence and Development of These concepts

2 Gender and Sex Difference between Gender and Sex Gender and Social Construction Gender Role

Gender Identity Gender Needs Gender Relations

3 Different Approaches of WID Emergence of WID Equity Approach Welfare Approach Anti-poverty

Approach Efficiency Approach and The Empowerment Approach Womens Needs as Gender Needs

Distinction between practical and strategic gender needs- The Role of State in Addressing these needs

4 Feminism Concept Emergence Types and Theories

5 Conferences on Women World Conferences on states of Women

6 Violence Against Women Concepts of Aggression and Violence Violence Against Women as a Global

and National Issue Forms of Violence Against Women and their Prevalence Domestic Violence

Trafficking Dowry Prohibition Act

7 Women and Environment Natural and Socio-Cultural Environment effects of environmental degradation

on women specific problems- Contaminated water Arsenic River Erosion Natural Disaster and Man-

made Disaster Implications for women

8 Empowerment of Women Definition of Empowerment Types of Empowerment Political Economic and

legal Empowerment Political Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh-Problems and Recent Trends

CEDAW

9 Women Health and Reproductive Health Issues Reproduction Definition of Terms Problems Related

to Health Issues of Women National Health Policy of Bangladesh Government User Participation and the

Delivery of Health Services

10 Gender Education Access and Performance National Education Policy of Bangladesh Government

11 Women in National Policy and Planning Participation of Women in National Policy Making Process

Women Issues Second Third Forth Five-Year Plan National Policy on Women Evaluation and

Assessment

12 Women in Administration Polities Women in National Government Local Government and

Administration Problems and Remedy

13 NGOs and Women NGOs at the Grass Roots Role of NGOs in Women Empowerment Process in

Bangladesh

14 Status of Women Poverty Health education labour force

Essential Readings

Duza Asfia and Begum Hamida A (1993) Emerging New Accepts A perspective of Gender and Development

in Bangladesh Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Jahan Rounaq (1995) The Elusive Agenda Mainstreaming Women in Development UPL

Kabeer Naila (1994) Reversed Realities VERSO

Khan Salma (1993) The Fifty Percent UPL

Khan Salma (edited) (2003) Role of NGO in Effective Implementation of PFA and CEDAW in Bangladesh

Women for Women Sukrabad Dhaka

Panday Pranab Kumar (2013) Womenrsquos Political Participation in Bangladesh Institutional Reforms Actors

and Outcomes Springer

Qadir Dr Sayeda Rawshan (1997) Women Leaders in Development Organization and Institution Palok

Publisher

Visvanathas Nalini (1997) The Women Gender a Development Reader UPL

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

25

Course No PA-402 Political Economy

1 Political Economy Nature Scope Productive Forces and Relations of Production Social Structure of

Society Economic Laws

2 Pre-capitalist Model of Production The Primitive Communal Mode of Production

3 Capitalist Community Production Features and Stages in the Development of the Capitalist Mode of

Production Types of Commodity Economy The Commodity and Labour Money-its Essence and

Functions The Law of Value

4 Capitalist Exploitation The Transformation of Money not capital Production of Surplus Value Wages

Capital Accumulation Position of the Working Class

5 State Monopoly Capitalism Development and Formation of State Monopoly Capitalism

6 World Capitalist Economy Emergence and Essence of World Capitalist Economy The Export of Capital

7 Ownership of the Means of Production Social Ownership and Means of Production Economic Laws

Under Socialism The Economic Role of the Socialist State Planned Development of Socialist Economy-

Management of National Economy Planning Social Production

8 Economic Features of the Emergence and Establishment of Socialism The Distinguishing Features of

Socialism Policy of Industrialization and Agriculture

9 Globalization Its Impact on Bangladesh Economy Bangladeshs Free Trade and Balance of Payment with

Development and Developing countries

10 Political Economy of Local Government in Bangladesh Social Capital and Leadership Policy Agenda

of Sources of Local Revenues Agriculture in Bangladesh- Agriculture Policy-1 and Tenure System and

Reforms in Bangladesh State and Industry-Industrial Policy Causes of Industrial Backwardness in

Bangladesh Steps by the government for Industrial Development Nationalization of Industry and Rural

Industrialization

Essential Readings

Anderson E Ake (1985)Gateways to Global Economy Prisma Regionplanekontoret Stockhalm

Bawany A Ebrahim (1970)Revolutionary Strategy for National Development Printbound London

Boyce K James (2002)The Political Economy of the Environment Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Brain E Dollery (2001)The Political Economy of Local Government Elgar Edward Publishing Inc

Faaland Just (1976) Bangladesh The Test Case for Development C Hurst amp Co Publishers Ltd

Faruk A (1974)Economic Development of Bangladesh Bureau of Business Research University of Dkaha

Hanson H A (1959)Public Enterprise and Economic Development Routledge London

Hanson H A (1963) Nationalisation Allen amp Unwin London

Harrop Jeffery (2000) The Political Economy of Integration in the European Union 3rd

Edition Edward Elgar

Publishing Inc London

Khan Azizur Rahman (1972)The Economy of Bangladesh Maclilan London and St Martinrsquos Press New York

Mannan A M (1968)Economic Problem and Planning in Pakistan Ferozsons Lahore

McNutt A Patrick (2002)The Economics of Public Choice 2nd

Edition Edward Elgar Publishing Inc London

Mishra Romesh (1999)Globalization and Welfare State Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

Moser Peter (2000)The Political Economy of Democratic Institutions Edward Elgar Cheltenham London

DaggernvDaggermb AvgRv` (1995) evsjvDagger`Daggerki Dbœqb I `vwi`ordfuml `~ixKiDaggerYi ivRpermilbwZK A_copybxwZ condashqv 45 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

KvDaggermg daggergvnvcurrensect` Aveyj (1998)AvaywbK ivoacuteordfxq A_copybxwZ cOumlfvZx cOumlKvkbx XvKv|

ingvb AvLjvKzi (2007) gvKcopymxq A_copybxwZ RvZxq mvwnZuml cOumlKvk XvKv|

gynvcurrensect` Avby (2006)cuywRi AvšIacuteRcopyvwZKxKiY Ges AbybœZ wek brvbar kordfveY cOumlKvkbx 132 AvwRR mycvi gvDaggerKcopyU kvnevM XvKv|

Dgi e`iaeligIumlxb (2000)evsjvDagger`Daggerk Av_copy-mvgvwRK cwieZcopyDaggerbi aviv HwZnuml evsjvevRvi XvKv|

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

26

Course No PA-403 Project Management

1 Project Management Concept and Models- Definition Features and Types of Project Elements and

Functions of Project Management Models of Project Management Rondinelli model WC Baum Model

2 Different Aspect of Project Project as an Alternative Approach for Development Management

Traditional Management Vs Project Management- Features and Differences

3 Project Formulation and Appraisal Steps in Project Formulation- Project Identification Technical

Analysis Feasibility Study Appraisal of Project Logical Framework of Project- Method Strengths and

Weaknesses (this section will follow a group exercise on how to formulate Logical Framework of a

Project)

4 Project Planning and Scheduling Planning Definition Areas of Project Planning Factors to be

considered in Project Planning

5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Concept Limitations of Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Importance of Social

Cost-Benefit Analysis Methods- UNIDO method Little Mirrless Method

6 Scheduling Concept of Project Scheduling Steps Methods Techniques- Bar Chat Technique and

Network Technique CPMPERT Network Analysis

7 Project Cost Estimation Financing and Resource Mobilisation Concept Types Escalation of Project

Cost Project Financing in Bangladesh

8 Project Implementation and Control Definition Organizational Steps in Implementation Project

Planning Method Project Direction Coordination and Control Communication An empirical Model of

Project Implementation- Interactive Policy Model (Grindle and Thomas)

9 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Definitions Approaches and Techniques Institutional Setup for

Project Monitoring and Evaluation in Bangladesh- Planning Commission Planning Units of Concerned

Ministries NEC ECNEC Donors Development Partners NGO Monitoring and Evaluation of the

Millennium Development Goals in Bangladesh

10 Public Project Management in Bangladesh Problems and Issues with Particular Focus to ADP Project

Proforma Preparation Processing and Approval of Development Project in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

ChadhaSkylark (1989)Managing Projects in BangladeshUPLDhaka

ChoudhuryPrasanna (1998)Projects Planning Analysis Selection Implementation and Review TATA

McGraw- Hill New Delhi

ChoudhuryS (1995)Project Management TATA McGraw- Hill New Delhi

Dale Reidar (2003)The logical framework An easy escape a straitjacket or a useful planning tool

Development in Practice Volume 13 Number 1

Gasper D (2000)The Logical Framework Approach-Problems and Potentials ISS Working Paper

Goel BB (1988) Project Management Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Harrison FL (1981) Advanced Project Management Gower London

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh A Study in Political Economy UPL Dhaka

James Bent(1989)Project Management for Engineering and Construction Englewood Cliffs Prentice Hall

New Jersy

Lock Dennis (1984)Project Management Gower London

Pandey I M (1995) Financial Management Vikas Publishing HousePvtLtd New Delhi

Project Management Institute (2004)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOKreg Guide

3rd Edition Newtown Square Pennsylvania Project Management Institute

Thakur Devendra (1992)Project Formulation and Implementation Deep and Deep publications New Delhi

Thomas John W and Merilee S Grindle (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in

Developing Countries World Development Vol18 NO 8 pp 1163-I 181

Westland J (2006) The Project Management Life Cycle Kogan Page London

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

27

Course No PA- 404 Public Sector Management in Bangladesh

1 Public Sector Scope Size Nature and Value Base of the Public Sector

2 Rationale for State Intervention Phases of Government Intervention Major Issues Structural Managerial

Behavioural Issues

3 Performance Improvement Programming in Public Sector Efficiency Culture Accountability amp

Transparency Management of Change Implementation of Reforms Packages

4 Partners in Public Sector Management Institutional Links Local Government Private Sector

NGOPVDOs Donor Community International Agencies

5 Public Enterprise and Corporations Kinds Reasons for the Growth of Public Enterprise Problems and

Recommendations in the Context of Third World Countries

6 The Business of Government Policy Formulation and Implementation and Administrative Rules and

Decision Making (With special reference to Bangladesh)

7 Public Sector Reform Forces of Change Lessons of Experience and Bangladeshs Public Sector in the

21st Century

8 Enhancing Accountability and Responsiveness in the Public Sector Constitutional and Statutory

Oversight Bodies Enhancing Accountability within the Executive Branch Improving Responsiveness to

Users Enhancing Transparency and Combating Corruption (With special reference to Bangladesh)

9 Privatization Concept Policy Trends Problems and Recommendations (With special reference to

Bangladesh)

10 Corruption in the Public Sector Meaning Forms Causes Theory Effects and Combating Corruption

Strategies (With special reference to Bangladesh)

11 Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Scope Key Elements Global Scenario and its

Implementation in Bangladesh

Essential Readings

Abramson R (1978) An Integrated Approach to Organization Development and Performance Improvement

Planning Kumarian Press

Flynn Norman (2012) Public Sector Management Sage

Institute of Directors (2009) The Handbook of International Corporate Governance A Definitive Guide Kogan

Page

Metcalfe Les and Sue Richards (1990 ) Improving Public Management Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Owen E Hughes (2012) Public Management and Administration Palgrave Macmillan

Rahman Ayubur (et al) (1993) Towards a Better Government in Bangladesh Dhaka Cabinet Division Dhaka

Robert Abranson and Walter Halset (1979 ) Planning for Improved Enterprise Performance HO Management

Department Series No 151979

Starling Grover (2010) Managing the Public Sector Wadsworth

UNDP (1993) Public Administration Sector Study 1993

USAID (1989) Public Administration Efficiency Study (PAES) Dhaka

World Bank (1989) Government that Works Dhaka UPL

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

28

P A 405 Social Policy and Administration in Bangladesh

1 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories meaning pattern processes factors social

change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process assimilation

accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

2 Social Policy Concept and significance interrelationship of Social Welfare policy and Economic Policy

Constitutional provisions approaches and models to Social Policy evolution of social policies in different

sectors eg education health social welfare social security women children youth aged family welfare

and poverty alleviation

3 Social Policy Formulation and Social Planning Policy Formulation Process interest groups conflict of

interests and its problem and solution concept of Social Planning Social services and its interrelationship

with social policy and development Different levels of social planning- central district and community

4 Society Social Change and Process Social structure the process of socialization meaning processes and

agencies culture meaning elements and contents tradition customs values norms folklore and mores

culture and personality development social status and role Significance of a theoretical understanding of

society evolutionary cyclical conflict and system theories patron client relationship meaning pattern

processes factors social change processndash samskritization westernization secularization Social process

assimilation accommodation cooperation competition and conflict ndash meaning and importance

5 Social Control Meaning forms functions and agencies social differentiation and social stratification

meaning factors caste and class division

6 Social Welfare and Social Welfare Administration in Bangladesh Concept and significance of social

welfare Meaning of social welfare administration-concept nature and scope welfare state-concept and

philosophy Knowledge and skills from other methods of social work applicable to administration and vice-

versa coordination between centre and state needs for decentralization people participation Social

Administration and links to welfare

7 Enactment of Social Legislation in Bangladesh Process of Enactment of Laws Different Legislations

Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act 1956 Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act 2005 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000

8 Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Conceptual Understanding Purpose and significance of Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh MinistryDepartment responsible to deal with social welfare Major Safety Net

Programs in Bangladesh Primary education Stipend Project (PESP) Female Secondary Scholl Assistance

Program (FSSAP) Components (FSSAP FSSP SEDP FESP) Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)

Components (FSVGD IGVGD UPVGD) Food for Works (Rural Infrastructure Development Program

Components FFW and CFW Rural Maintenance Program (RMP) Test Relief (Rural Infrastructure

Maintenance Program-RIMP) Old Age Allowances Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Graduations Relief

(GR) Fund for Mitigation of Risk of natural disaster Allowances to the widowed deserted and destitute

women Honorium Program for insolvent Freedom fighters Fund for housing for the distressed (Grihayan

Tahabil) Fund for Rehabilitation of Acid burnt women

Essential Readings

Abrahart A S Ahmed A Dar and V Sundararaman (2004) Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh Prepared as

Background Paper for Social Safety Nets in Bangladesh An Assessment The World Bank

Ahmed Shaikh S (2005) Delivery Mechanism for Cash Transfer Programs to the Poor in Bangladesh Social

Protection Discussion Paper Series 0520 the World Bank Human Development Network

Ahmed AU and Carlo del Ninno (2002) The Food for Education Program in Bangladesh An Evaluation of its

Impact on Educational Attainment and Food Security Food Consumption and Nutrition Division Discussion

paper No 138 International Food Policy Research Institute Washington DC (September)

Ahmed Shaikh (2004b) Girls and Boys in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh Working Paper

IFPRI

Alderman (2002) Subsidies as Social Safety Nets Effectiveness and Challenges Social Protection Discussion

Paper Series No 0224 World Bank

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

29

Begum S and P Paul-Majumder (2001) The Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband Deserted Women in

Bangladesh Some Field Level Information Dhaka The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

(mimeographed)

BIDS (2003) Impact Evaluation of Social Safety Nets Initiatives Final Report Dhaka

Coady D M Grosh and J Hoddinott (2004) Targeting of Transfers in Developing Countries Review of

Lessons and Experience World Bank- IFPRI Working Paper

D Paul Chowdhary (1992) Social Welfare Administration Delhi Atma Ram and Sons

Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (2004) Disability in Bangladesh A Situation Analysis the World Bank

Del Ninno C and Dorosh P (2001) In-kind Transfers and Household Food Consumption Implication for

Targeted Food Programs in Bangladesh Dhaka FMRSP Working Paper No 17

Del Ninno C P Dorosh and L Smith (2003) Public Policy Markets and Household Coping Strategies in

Bangladesh Avoiding a Food-Security Crisis Following the 1998 Floods World Development Vol 31(7)

IFPRI

Encyclopedia of Social Change (1996) Vol 5 New Delhi Anmol Publishers

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare in India (1987) Vol 4 New Delhi Government of India Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting

Friedlander Walter-A Apte and Robert Z (1980) Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi Prentice Hall

Gangrade KD (1978) Social Legislation in India Delhi Concept Publishing House

J Fand Bulsaraamp R M Verma (1984) Perspective in Social Welfare in India New Delhi S Chand amp Co

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Madan G R (2002) Indian Problems(Vol II Social Work) New Delhi Allied Publishers Ltd

Nutrition Division Discussion paper No 138 Washington DC International Food Policy Research Institute

(September)

Robson William A (1976) Welfare State and Welfare Society Illusion and Reality London Allen and Unwin

Publishers

Roy Kalpana (2000) Women and Child Development New Delhi Commonwealth Publishers

Sachdeva D R (1992) Social Welfare administration Allahabad Kitab Mahal

Sankhdher MM (1985) Welfare State New Delhi Deep amp Deep Publishers

Course No PA-406 Advanced Research Methodology

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Key schools of Thoughts in Social Science Research

3 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

4 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

5 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

6 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

7 Different Methods of Research Case Study Participatory Research Approach Survey etc Qualitative

and Quantitative Research

8 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

9 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

10 Sources of Information Primary and Secondary Qualitative and quantitative Literature Review

Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch Research Question from the Theory

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

30

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

14 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science research

15 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

16 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

17 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

18 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

19 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

20 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

21 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Course No PA-407 Management Information Systems (MIS)

Part A Theory 75 Marks

1 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems Introduction to Management Information Systems

Role of MIS in Organizations

2 Fundamentals of Computer Introduction to Computer Systems Computer Hardware and Software

3 Information Technology Infrastructure Telecommunications Computer Networks Internet World

Wide Web

4 Development Implementation and Management of Information Systems Information Systems

Analysis and Design Decision Support Systems (DSS) Control and Ethics of MIS

5 Management Information Systems-Bangladesh Perspective Present Scenario of MIS in Bangladesh

Opportunities and Challenges

6 Applications of Information Technology in Public Administration e-Governance Objectives of

e-Governance e-Governance in Poverty Alleviation Models of e-Governance Experiences of

e-Governance in Foreign Countries Bangladesh Perspective on e-Governance

7 E-Commerce Introduction to e-Commerce Scope of e-Commerce Models of e-Commerce e-Commerce

Strategy Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Electronic Payment Systems Status of e-Commerce in

Bangladesh Opportunities and Challenges

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

31

Part B Practical Project 25 Marks

1 Development of a Management Information System using Microsoft Access and Visual Basic

Essential Readings

Anderson Virginia The Complete Reference Access 2002

Davis Gordon B and Olson Margrethe H (2002) Management Information Systems-Conceptual Foundations

Structure and Development New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (1996) Management Information Systems Organization amp

Technology Prentice Hall

Laudon Kenneth C and Laudon Jane P (2006) Management Information Systems Managing the Digital

Firm Rancho Cordova USA PearsonPrentice Hall

Norton Peter (2006) Computing Fundamentals (6th

Edition) New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Norton Peter (2006) Introduction to Computers New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

O Brien James A (1999) Management Information Systems Managing Information Technology in the

Internetworked Enterprise Irwin Professional Publishing

Petroutsos Evangelos (2005) Mastering Visual Basic 6

Whiteley David (2000) E-Commerce Strategy Technologies and Applications (Information Systems Series)

New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

32

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for Master of Social Science

Session 2013-2014

MSS Degree in Public Administration can be obtained by pursuing any of the following two ways (i) Purely

Coursework (ii) Course Work amp Thesis

Course Work As part of fulfillment of MSS Degree Department of Public Administration offers 05 Courses each carrying

100 marks In addition viva-voce terminal and tutorial carry 50 25 and 25 marks respectively Course-wise

distribution of marks is as follows

Summary of the Program Structure

Master of Social Science (MSS) 2013-2014 Examination-2014

Course No Course Title Marks Duration of Exam Credits Hours

PA 501 Organization Theories and Behaviour 100 4 hours 6

PA 502 Development Administration 100 4 hours 6

PA 503 Public Policy Analysis 100 4 hours 6

PA 504 Principles of Administrative Law 100 4 hours 6

PA 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies 100 4 hours 6

Total = 500 30

Viva-voce + Attendance (40+10) 50 NA 03

Terminal + Research (25+25) 50 NA 03

Grand Total = 600 36

Thesis Group

In the case of thesis group the student will choose 4 courses out of 5 and the thesis and viva-voce will carry 150

and 50 marks respectively

Marks Credits Credits Point

Total Marks of Course Work 400 (Credits-64) = 24

Thesis 150 (Credits-615) = 09

Viva Voce 50 (Credits-605) = 03

Total Marks = 600 Total Credits = 6 = 36

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

33

Course No PA-501 Organization Theories and Behaviour

Part-A Organizational Theories

1 Classical Neo- Classical and Modern Theories

2 Rational Choice Theory

3 Cultural Theory

4 Institutionalism

Part-B Organizational Behaviour

1 Definition of OB Models of OB

2 Ethics and Ethical Behaviour in Organization

3 Perception Nature and Importance sensation Vs Perception Sub processes of perception

Perceptual selectivity amp Organization Social perception Attribution- Theory Locus of control

attributions Impression management

4 Personality Meaning the role of heredity and brain in building personality the socialization

process Self-esteem amp person-situation interaction in personality Big five personality traits

5 Attitudes Nature and Dimension Functions Changing Attitudes Job Satisfaction Organizational

Commitment

6 Motivation Content and Process Theory ERG

7 Stress and Conflict the emergence of stress the causes of stress Intra-individual conflict

conflict due to frustration goal conflict role conflict interactive conflict Negotiation skills

8 Groups and Teams the nature of groups meaning of a group group dynamics theories of group

formation types of groups the dynamics of informal groups the dysfunctions of groups and

teams Teams in the Modern Workplace How to make teams more effective

9 Leadership Vroom- Yetton Model Path-Goal Theory Transactional and Transformational

Leadership Charismatic Leadership

10 Organizational Change and Development Definition Why Organization must change What

Organization can Change The Change Process Team Building Survey Feedback Total Quality

Management Reengineering

11 Organization Culture Definition Subculture Strong and Weak culture Assets of strong culture

Liabilities of Strong Culture Contributors to the Culture Diagnosing a Culture AT amp T ndash A

Successful Cultural Transition

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

34

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA 502 Development Administration

1 Development Concepts and Dimensions Development Indicators-Economic growth and transformation

Poverty and Inequality Household and Community Assets Health Education Social Cohesion Safety and

Security Good Governance

2 Development Administration and Management Genesis Meaning Scope Evolution Function

Distinction between Public Administration and Development Administration

3 Theories of Development Classical Theories- Development as Growth and Linear-Stages Theories (

Rostowrsquos Stages of Growth) Structural Change Model ( The Lewrsquos Theory of Development) International

Dependence Revolution ( Neo-Classical Dependence Model) Market Fundamentalism ( Public Choice

Theory) and Contemporary Model of Development ( The Big Push)

4 Governance and Development Concepts Relationship between governance and development

Governance issues of Development Management in Bangladesh (Institutional Capacity Corruption pro-

poor governance Good Enough Governance)

5 Development Planning What is planning why planning arguments against planning Elements of

Planning Planning Approaches (Political Technocratic Participative Top-down and Bottom-up)

Criteria of Good Planning Planning and Resource Mangement Cycle

6 Peoplersquos Participation and Right based Approach to Development Theories of Peoplersquos Participation

Management of Peoplersquos Participation in Development Program Relationship between Peoplersquos

Participation and Right based Approach to Development

7 Circular flow Diagram and National and International Actors in Development Administration Circular flow Diagram World Bank IMF UN EC ADB Third Sector and Private Sector

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

35

8 Administrative Capacity Measurement Indicators Measurement Process Capacity Development

Process and Institution Building

9 Institutional Arrangement and Development Management in Bangladesh ADP and Institutions

(Planning Commission and NEC ECNEC IMED)

10 Monitoring and Evaluation Concepts Methods of Monitoring and Evaluation

11 Contemporary Issues of Development Administration Disaster Management and Adaptation of Climate

Change Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development Related Issues in Development Administration New

International Economic Order Challenges of Globalization

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel ( 1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette ( 2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K ( 1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M(2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme ( 1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

Course No PA - 503 Public Policy Analysis

1 Public Policy Definition Purpose and Scope of Public Policy Development of Public Policy Analysis

Study as a Science Public Policy and Public Administration

2 Approaches to Policy Analysis Different theoretical and empirical models of Policy analysis

3 Policy Environment Actors Institutions Instruments and different subsystem in the policy process

4 Policy Process Policy Making Process- Agenda setting Policy Formulation Decision Making

Implementation and Evaluation Empirical Models of Policy Implementation and Evaluation

5 Policy Environment in Bangladesh Nature and Role of Legislature and Bureaucracy

6 Role of Different Interest Groups and Media Nature of Administrative Capability and Accountability

Political Bureaucratic and Administrative Culture and Social Capital

7 Role of Coordination in the Implementation of different Policies in Bangladesh

8 Policy Making Bodies in Bangladesh Composition and Role of Planning Commission and Different

Planning and Planning Unites

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

36

9 Tools and Techniques of Policy Analysis Force Field and Time Series Analysis Net Present Value

(NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

10 Empirical Policy Analysis Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper (PRSP) Health Environmental Policy in

Bangladesh and Other Countries

Essential Readings

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Daniel Mazmanian A and Sabatier A Paul (1989) Implementation and Public Policy with a New Post Script

(2nd

edition) Lanham University Press of America

Dye Thomas (1981) Understanding Public Policy USA Printice Hall

Howlett M and M Ramesh (1995) Studying Public Policy Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems UK Oxford

University Press

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Jamil Ishtiaq (1998) Administrative Culture in Bangladesh A Tiger in Disguise Politics Administration and

Change No 29 36-44

Joxhes Charles and W J Jenkins (1978) An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

Nachmias David (1979) Public Policy Evaluation Approach and Methods NY St Martin Press

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Political Culture in Bangladesh Does Leadership Matter Social Change Vol

34 (4) December

Panday Pranab Kumar (2004) Issues in Implementation of Public Policies The Involvement Army in the Law

and Order Sector in Bangladesh Social Change Vol 34 (2) June

Panday Pranab Kumar (2007) ldquoPolicy Implementation in Urban Bangladesh Role of Intra-Organizational

Coordinationrdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Vol 7 (3) 237-259

Panday Pranab Kumar and Ishtiaq Jamil (2010) ldquoChallenges of Coordination in Implementing Urban Policy

The Bangladesh Experiencerdquo Public Organization Review A Global Journal Springer (In Press)

Peters Guy B (1984) The Politics of Bureaucracy NY Longman Inc

Scioh Jr Frank P (1975) Methodologies for Analyzing Public Policies London Lexington Books

Thomas JW and Grindle MS (1990) After the Decision Implementing Policy Reforms in Developing

Countries World Development Vol 18 No 8

Van Meter D S and Van Horn CE (1975) The Policy Implementation Process A Conceptual Framework

Administration and Society Vol 6(4)

Vedung Evert (2000) Public Policy and Program Evaluation USA amp UK Transaction Publishers

Course No PA- 504 Principles of Administrative Law

1 Conceptual Issues Meaning Nature Scope Significance Growth and Development of Administrative

Law Relationships between Administrative Law and other Social Sciences (Eg Public Administration

Constitutional law and Droit Administratif)

2 Basic Constitutional Principles

A Rule of Law- Concepts Dicyrsquos Theory of Rule of Law Rule of Law in True and Modern Sense Rule

of Law in Bangladesh-Theory and Practice Separation of Power Concepts of Separation of Power

Separation of Judiciary from the Executive Various Doctrines of Separation of Power Practical

Effects and Limitations of Separation of power

3 Power of the Administration

A Administrative Power- Administrative Discretion Nature of Administrative Discretion Merits

Demerits and its Control

B Legislative Power of The Administration- Delegated legislation Growth of Delegated Legislation

Merits Demerits and Control of Delegated Legislation

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

37

C Judicial Power of the Administration-Administrative Adjudication Meaning of Judicial power of the

Administration Advantages and Disadvantages of Administrative Adjudication Administrative

Tribunal Its Procedure of Adjudication Limitations and Control Administrative Tribunal Act-1980 in

Bangladesh

4 Control of Administrative Power Legislative Executive and Judicial Control of Administrative Power

Role of Ombudsman Ombudsman in UK Scandinavian Countries and its Implication in Bangladesh

Ombudsman Act-1980 Tax Ombudsman Act-2006 in Bangladesh Judicial Review of Administrative

Action in USA UK and Indian Subcontinent

5 Natural Justice and Due Process of Law Meaning and Concepts of Natural Justice and Due Process of

Law Principles and Exceptions of Natural Justice and Due Process of Law and its application in practical

life

6 Parliamentary Oversight on the Executive actions Procedure and mechanism of oversight

7 Droit Administratif in France Meaning of Droit Administratif Its Organizations and Functions Conseil

drsquo Etat Its Organization Functions and Significance etc

8 Public Corporation Meaning Features Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Corporation Growth of

Public Corporation and Public Corporation in Bangladesh (Eg BRTC)

9 Regulatory Commission Growth and Development of Regulatory Commission (RC) Functions

Importance Independence and Control of RC RC in Bangladesh (Energy Regulatory Commission)

10 Liability of The Government Contractual Liabilities Tortious liabilities Doctrine of Estoppels amp Public

Accountability and Crown Privileges

11 Public Interest Litigations or Social Action Litigations Nature Objects Locus Standi Reasons for

development of Public Interest litigation Power and Duty of Court Procedures etc

Essential Readings

A T M Obaidullah (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Ltd

Ali Ahmed (1998) Theory and Practice of Bangladesh Constitution Dhaka HA Publishers

Allen MJ amp Brian Thompson (2005) Cases and Materials on Constitutional and Administrative Law

8th ed (Oxford Oxford University Press)

Bernard Schwartz (1962) Introduction to American Administrative Law Sir Isaac Pitman amp Sons London

Bradley Anthony Wilfred amp KD Ewing (2007) Constitutional and Administrative Law 14th ed Harlow

UK Pearson Longman

C K Takwani (2001) Lectures on Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

C K Thakker (1996) Administrative La Lucknow Eastern Book Company

E C S Wade and Godfrey Phillips (1970) Constitutional and Administrative Law London Longman

GOB (1980) Administrative Tribunal Act-1980

GOB ( 2001) Independent Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Act-2001

GOB (1980) Bangladesh Ombudsman Act-1980

GOB (2004) Independent Anticorruption Commission Act-2004

GOB (2005) Tax Ombudsman Act-2005

GOB Bangladesh Constitution

Griffith LAG amp Street H (1967) Principle of Administrative Law London Sir Isaac Piton and Sons Ltd

Halim MA (1998) Constitution Constitutional Law and Politics Bangladesh Perspective Rico Printers Ltd

I P Massey ( 2001) Administrative Law Lucknow Eastern Book Company

Jackson Paul (1973) Natural Justice London Sweet amp M Date published

Jain and Jain (1981) Principles of Administrative Law Bombay NM Tripathi Private Ltd

M A Fazal (2001) Judicial Control of Administrative Action in India Pakistan and Bangladesh 3rd ed

Butterworths New Delhi

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

38

Murray G (1994) Judicial accountabilityrsquorsquo Proceedings of the Courts in a Representative Democracy A

Collection of the Papers from a National Conference in Canberra The Australian Institute of Judicial

Administration Melbourne

Piffners and Presthus (1953) Public Administration 3rd Ed New York Ronald Press Co

Printers Dhaka

S K Agarwala (1985) Public Interest Litigation in India A Critique Indian Law Institute Bombay

Sarkar Ali Akkas( 2004) Independence and Accountability of Judiciary-A Critical Review CRIGDhaka

Wade HWR (1982) Administrative Law 5th ed Clarendon Press Oxford

Wade HWR and Forsyth CF (1994) Administrative Law Oxford University Press Oxford

Zarei MH (1998) The applicability of the principles of judicial review to the delegated legislative powers of

ministersrsquorsquo PhD thesis Faculty of Law The University of Manchester Manchester

Course No PA - 505 New Public Management Concepts and Strategies

1 New Public Management Concept features and significance of NPM Emergence and theoretical

basis of NPM deficiencies of Public Administration differences between Public Administration and

NPM rise and demise of NPM

2 Models of NPM Business Process Reengineering (Hammers and Champhy 1993) Reinventing

Government (Osborne amp Gaebler 1993) Logic Model (Developed by Kellogg Foundation Seigo

Nasu) New Steering ModelTilburg Model four stages model of NPM (Christopher Pollitt nd ) four

approaches of NPM (Minogue 2001)

3 Result Based Management Concepts and methodology models of RBM steps in RBM application

of RBM in public sector with reference to Bangladesh

4 SWOT Analysis Meaning and significance of SOWT analysis Models of SWOT analysis

Application of SOWT approach in Public Administration with reference to Bangladesh

5 Strategic Management Concept general approaches historical development of strategic

management the psychology of strategic management limitations of strategic management

Application of strategic management in Bangladesh

6 Total Quality Management Concept of total quality management features of Japanese quality

management benefits of total quality management essential requirements for planning and

implementing total quality management

7 Customer Orientation in Public Sector Management Customer orientation and its essence in

Public sector Management Concepts of Customer Consumer and Clients Concepts and Models of

Customer-Oriented Service Management Principles and Strategies of Customer Satisfaction in Public

Administration Paradoxes of Public Sector Customer Services

8 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conceptual analysis of CSR approaches of CSR CSR and

Human Rights CSR and CGS (corporate Governance System) Challenges of CSR Role of

Government in implementing CSR

9 Citizenship in NPM Concept and dimensions of Citizenship History and Factors of Citizenships

Major Global Trends for Citizenship Citizenship Human Rights and Social Justice Relevance of

Citizenships in NPM and Public Sector Management

10 Public Sector Reform Problematical nature of public sector reform various models and paradigms of

public sector reform Public sector reform initiatives in Bangladesh and its results

11 Contractualism in the Public Sector The basic approach to long term and short term contracting

contracting and the CEOs the relevance and contractualism in public governance

12 Accountability in NPM Concepts and models of accountability typology mechanisms of ensuring

accountability with reference to Bangladesh The NPM and Accountability

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

39

Essential Readings

Aucoin P (l990) Administrative Reform in Public Management Paradigms Principles Paradoxes and

Pendulums Governance pp 115-137

Blanchard Lloyd A Charles C Hinman and Wilson Wong (1997) Market-Based Reforms in Government

Toward a Social Subcontract Administration and Society 30(56) 483-512

Charles Polidano (1999) The New Public Management in Developing Countries Public Policy and Management

Working Paper No 13 November 1999 IDPM University of Manchester

Denhardt Robert B and Janet Vinzant Denhardt (2000) The New Public Service Serving Rather than

Steeringrdquo Public Administration Review 60(6)549-559

Dunsire A amp Hood C (1989) Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies (Cambridge Cambridge

University Press

Feldman Barry M (1999) Reinventing Local Government Beyond Rhetoric to Action The Municipal

Yearbook Washington DC ICMA

Feldman Martha amp Anne Khademian (2001) Principles for Public Management Practice from Dichotomies to

Interdependence Governance and International Journal of Policy and Administration 14(3)339-361

Hood C (1991) A Public Management for All Seasonsrdquo Public Administration Vol69 No 1 pp 3-19

Hood C (1995a) the ldquoNew Public Managementrdquo in the 1980s Variations on a Themerdquo Accounting

Organisation and Society Vol 20 No 23 pp 93-109

Hood C (1995b) The Art of the State-Culture Rhetoric and Public Management Clarendon Press Oxford

Hood C (1995c) ldquoContemporary public management a new global paradigmrdquo Public Policy and

Administration Vol 10 No2 pp 104-117

Hood C and Peters G (2004) ldquoThe Middle Aging of New Public Management Into the Age of Paradoxrdquo

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Vol14 No 3 pp 267-282

Hughes O E 2003 Public Management and Administration An Introduction Palgrave MacMillan

Hampshire UK

Hughes O E ONeill D (2000) Public management reform some lessons from the antipodes Department of

Management Monash University Caulfield East Vic Australia

Jan-Erik Lane (2000) New Public Management Rutledge London

M Shamsul Haque (2000) Significance of accountability under the new approach to public governance

International Review of Administrative Sciences Vol 66 (2000) 599ndash617 015342

OrsquoFlynn J (2007) ldquoFrom New Public Management to Public Value Paradigmatic Change and Managerial

Implicationsrdquo Australian Journal of Public Administration Vol 66 No 3 pp 353-366

Osborne David and Peter Plastrik (1997) Banishing Bureaucracy The Five Strategies for Reinventing

Government

Osborne David and Ted Gaebler (1992) Reinventing Government How the Entrepreneurial Spirit Is

Transforming the Public Sector Addison-Wesley Publ Co

Pollitt C (2009) (with Geert Bouckaert) Continuity and change in public policymaking and management

Cheltenham Edward Elgar (ISBN 978 1 84844 308 2 pp223)

Pollitt C and Bouckaert G (2000) Public Management Reform A Comparative Analysis Oxford University

Press Oxford

Tom Christensen and Per Laegreid (editors) (2002) New Public Management-The Transformation of Ideas and

Practice Ashgate UK

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

40

Department of Public Administration

Syllabus for MPhil PhD

Session 2013-2014

Department of Public Administration offers compulsory as well as optional courses as part of fulfillment of

MPhil and PhD degree Programs A student will have to take one compulsory course and one optional course

among following courses

The core objective of the research degree program in this Department is to contribute to the creation of

specialized and advanced knowledge in the subject and thereby enhancing the capacity of the relevant human

resources of the country

Summary of the Program Structure

1 The Compulsory Course

601 Advanced Research Methodology

Theory ndash 60

Statisticsndash 40

2 Optional Courses

602 Bangladesh Public Administration Issues and Problems

603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

604 Development Administration

Distribution of Marks

1 Compulsory Course- 100

2 Optional Course- 100

(Qualifying marks is 45 in each course)

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

41

Course No PA- 601 Research Methodology

Theory

1 The Philosophy of Social Science Ontology Methodology Epistemology Determinism Holism

Individualism Positivism Explanation and Understanding The Role of a Theory

2 Causal Analysis Exploring Survey Data by cross tabulation

3 Variables Understanding data matrix-relationship between the variables Bivariate and Trivariate

frequency distribution Bivariate and Trivariate causal model Measuring Causal Effect the control Problem

Intervening variable control through matching and restrictions The choice of variables Relations between

variables Types of model-General intervening prior independent causal model Recursive and non-

recursive model

4 Criteria of Good Research Qualities and Ethics of Research Area of Research in Public Administration

5 Different Methods of Research Case Study Survey etc Qualitative and Quantitative Research

6 Research Problem Concept of Research Problem Characteristics of Research problem

7 Sources of Information Literature Review Relevance of Using Theory in a Research How to Sketch

Research Question from the Theory

8 Hypothesis Concept Importance How to apply the concept of hypothesis in research

9 Research Design Meaning Features of a good research design Different types of research design

10 Collection of Data Primary and Secondary Observation Method Interview Method Questionnaire

Method etc Designing Questionnaire and Structured Interview Problems of Collection of Data How a

researcher can solve those problems

11 Sampling Concepts Characteristics Requirement of a good sample Types of sampling

12 Data Collection Techniques Questionnaire-mailed Structured Non-structured Close ended and Open-

ended Interview Structured and Non-structured Observation Structured Non-Structured and

Participatory Selection of appropriate method in terms of research problem

13 Report Writing and Evaluation Formulating a research proposal Writing a research report

Characteristics of a good research report Designing framework of a research report Drafting report

Reviewing and Editing Rules of using quotations Footnotes References and Bibliographies Techniques

and Criteria for the evaluation of a report

Statistics

1 Introduction to quantitative analysis Use and Importance of quantitative analysis in social science

research

2 Assembling and Processing of Statistical Data Collection Classification Presentation and Analysis of

data Scale of Measurement

3 Representation of Statistical Data Graphic representation of data through different types of graphs table

presentation

4 Application of Excel and SPSS for Data Processing and Presentation in Social Science Research

5 Central Tendency Measurement and Usage of Different Measures of Central Tendency

6 Dispersion Measurement and Usage of different measures of dispersion Correlation and Regression

Definition Importance and Usage

7 Probability Basic concepts Principal theorems of probability

8 Test of Significance and Hypothesis Basic concepts T-test Chi-square test

Essential Readings

Aminuzzaman M S (1991) Introduction to Social Research Dhaka Bangladesh Publishers

And any other documents as and when required will be provided by the course teacher

Babbie E R (2009) The Practice of Social Research USA Wadsworth Publishing Ltd (12th Edition)

Coffey A amp Atkinson P (1996) Making Sense of qualitative Data USA Sage Publications

Hammersley M (1989) The Dilemma of Qualitative Method UK Rutledge

Hellevik Ottar (1995) Introduction to Causal Analysis-Exploring Survey Data by Cross Tabulation Norway

Scandinavian University Press

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

42

Hollis Martin (2002) The Philosophy of Social Science UK Cambridge University Press

Peters B Guy (1998) Comparative Politics-Theory and Methods New York Palgrave

Yin R K (1994) Case Study Research-Design and Methods USA Sage Publications

Course No PA- 602 Public Administration in Bangladesh Issues and Problems

1 The Structure and organisation of Public Administration in British India

2 The State of Public Administration United Pakistan

3 Society Politics and Economy in Bangladesh

4 Constitutional Framework of Bangladesh Public Administration The Structure and Organisation of Public

Administration Role of Constitution in Bangladesh Public Administration

5 The Structure of Services in Bangladesh Public Administration

6 Secretariat-Ministry Division Department Autonomous and Semi-autonomous Agency Structure and

Relationship

7 Generalists vs Specialists Controversy and Its Impact on Secretariat Service of Bangladesh

8 Public Personnel Management in Bangladesh The Role of Central Personnel Agencies (The Ministry of

Establishment The Public Service Commission)- Recruitment Selection Placement Training Promotion

and Compensation System

9 Field Administration in Bangladesh District Administration-Structure and Functions

10 Coordination in Administration Inter and Intra Organizational Coordination and Its Impact on

Administration

11 Administrative Control in Bangladesh Nature of Administrative Powers and Various Control Mechanisms

12 Bureaucratic Behaviour and Skills

13 Public Accountability in Bangladesh Mechanisms of Ensuring Public Accountability

14 Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Recent Trend of Reforms and Its Impact on Public Administrative

System

15 Issues and Their Relation with Bangladesh Public Administration

16 Separation of Power Independent Judiciary Anti-Corruption Commission Ombudsman

17 Systematic Institutional Weakness of Bangladesh Public Administration

Essential Readings

Ahmed Ali (1981) Basic Principles and Practices of Administrative organization Bangladesh Dhaka

National Institute of Local Government

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1986) Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Dhaka University

Press

Ahmed Syed Giasuddin (1990) Bangladesh Public Service Commission Dhaka University of Dhaka

Ali AMM Shawkat (2002) The Lore of the Mandarins Towards a non-partisam public service in

Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Ali AMM Shawkat (2004) Bangladesh Civil Service A Political-Administrative Perspective Dhaka

University Press Limited

Ali AMM Shawkat Ali (1993) Aspects of Public Administration in Bangladesh Dhaka Nikhil Prakashan

Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi (1971) The Administration of the Sultanate of Delhi Oriental Books Corporation

JL Mehta (1983) Advanced Study of the History of Medieval India Medieval Indian Society and Culture Vol

III Sterling Press New Delhi

Khan MM (1980) Bureaucratic Self-Preservation Failure of Major Administrative Reform in civil Service of

Pakistan Dhaka University of Dhaka

Khan MM (1998) Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Khan MM Politics of Administrative Reforms in Bangladesh

M Rama Jois (1990) Legal And Constitutional History of India Vols I amp 11 NMTripathi Pvt Ltd Bombay

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

43

Morshed M and M Rahman (1997) Bureaucratic Response to Administrative Decentralization Dhaka UPL

New DelhiRahman M Shamsur (1991) Administrative Elite in Bangladesh New Delhi Manak Publication Pvt

Ltd

Obaidullah ATM (1999) Bangladesh Public Administration Dhaka Academic Press and Publishers Limited

Course No PA-603 Administrative Theory and Behaviour

1 Theories of Administration and Management

2 Recent Trends and Problems of Government and Modern States

3 Environment and Administration

4 Socio-politico Administrative System

5 Role of Public Bureaucracy and Army in Politics and Administration in Developing Countries

6 Value Problems in Public Administration

7 New Public Administration and Social Equity

8 Public Interest and Social Justice

9 Administrative Discretion and Ethics in Public Administration

10 Research in Public Administration

11 Major Steps and Techniques of Social Research

Essential Readings

Avolio BJ Walumbwa FO amp Weber TJ (2009) ldquoLeadership current theories research and future

directionsrdquo Annual Review of Psychology 60 pp421-449

Barnard C I (1938) The Functions of the Executive Boston Harvard University Press

Blake R R and J S Mouton (1964) The Managerial Grid Houston Gulf Publishing

Blau P (1956)Bureaucracy in Modern Society New York Random House

Berkley George amp John Rouse (1997)The craft of Public Administration Brown amp Benchmark

Chatterjee S K (1990)Public Administration (Administrative theory) Surajeet Publications Delhi

Cohen M March J amp Olsen I (1972) ldquoA garbage can model of organizational choicerdquo Administrative

Science Quarterly 17(1) 125

Emery F E and EL Trist (1965) The Causal Texture of Organizational Environments Human Relations

vol 18 pp 21-32

Gerth HH and CW Mills (1958) From Max Weber Essays in Sociology New York Oxford University Press

Gouldner Alvin W (1954) Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy Glencoe IL Free Press

H E Hicks and C R Gullett (1975) Organisation Theory and Behaviour McGraw Hill

Harman MM amp Mayer RT (1986) Organization Theory for public Administration Boston and Toronto

Little Brown and Company

Hersey P Blanchard KH and Johnson DE (2007) Management of Organizational Behavior Leading

Human Resources Prentice Hall

Howard W Oden (1997) Managing Corporate Culture Innovation and Intrapreneurship Quorum Books

Westport CT Publication London

Howell J M amp Shamir B (2005) The role of followers in the charismatic leadership process relationships

and their consequences Academy of Management Review 30(1) pp96-112

Invancevich LM and Matteson MT (1996) Organisational Behaviour and Management (4th Edition) Irwin

Laurie J Mullins (2002) Management and Organisational Behaviour 7th ed Harlow FT Prentice Hall

Pearson Education Ltd

Lawrence PR and J Lorsch (1967) Organization and Environment Managing Differentiation and Integration

Boston Harvard Business School Division of Research

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

44

Likert R (1961) New Patterns of Management New York McGraw-Hill

Luthans Fred (2007) Organisational Behaviour 11th Edition McGraw-Hill New Delhi

Pfeffer J (1997) New Directions for Organization Theory Problems and Prospects Oxford University Press

New York

Prasad LM (2001) Organization Theory and Behaviour S Chand amp Co Delhi

Prasad Ravindra DVS and PSathya Narayana (1991) Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers New

Delhi

Pugh DS amp David J Hickson (1996) Writers on Organizations Sage Publications Inc

Robbins S P and Judge T (2007) Essentials of Organisational Behaviour 9th ed Harlow Prentice Hall

Robbins SP (1993) Organisational Behaviour Concepts Controversies and Applications (6th Edition)

Prentice Hall

Rosenbloom David H (1989)Public Administration McGraw-Hill Book Company New York

Golembiewski Robert T (1966)Public Administration Rand Mcnally amp Company Chicago

Dimock Marshal E (1964)Public Administration Oxford amp IBH Publishing Co New DelhiCalcuttaBombay

Greenwood John amp David Wilson (1984)Public Administration in Britain Today London amp New York

academic division

Haque Ahmed Shafiqul (1990)Paradoxes in Public Administration The University Press Limited Dhaka

Hicks and Gullet (1975)Organizations Theory and Behavior Mcgraw-Hill Book Company Singapore

MacRae S amp Pitt D (1980)Public Administration-An Introduction Pitman PubLtd London

Prasad D Ravindra etd (1989)Administrative Thinkers Sterling Publishers Private Limited

Presthus Robert (1975)Public Administration( Sixth Edition) The Ronald Press Company New York

Robbins SP (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behavior 8th edition PearsonPrentice Hall

Robbins SR amp Judge TA (2010) Essentials of organizational behavior ndashGlobal Edition 10th ed Upper

Sadle River NJ Pearson

Robert K Merton(et al) 1952 Reader in Bureaucracy New York Free Press

SR Maheshwari (1998) ldquo Administrative Thinkersrdquo New Delhi Macmillan India Ltd

Scott Richard W (2001) Institutions and Organizations (Second Edition) Sage Publications Inc

Scott Richard W (2003) Organizations Rational Natural and Open Systems (Fifth Edition) Upper Saddle

River NJ Prentice Hall

Willoughby W F (1973)Principles of Public Administration Central Book Depot Allahabad

White L D (1955)Introduction to the Study of Public Administration Eurasia Publishing House New Delhi

Zhao H amp Seibert S E (2006) The big five personality dimensions and entrepreneurial status a meta

analytical reviewrdquo Journal of Applied Psychology 91(2) pp259-271

Course No PA-604 Development Administration

1 Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

2 Theories of Economic and Socio-political Development

3 Development Administration Concepts and Elements

4 Politics and Development Administration

5 Issues of Development Administration Transparency Accountability Efficiency and Effectiveness

6 Institution Building

7 Administration and Plan for Socio-economic Development Plan Policy Programs and Strategies of

Development in Bangladesh

8 Management of Public Enterprises

9 Ecological Dimension of Development Administration

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve

45

10 Environmental Management

11 GO-NGO Collaboration in Development Administration

Essential Readings

Ades Alberto and Tella Rafael Di (1996) The Causes and Consequences of Corruption A Review of Recent

Empirical Contributions IDS Bulletin Vol 27 No 2 1996

Aghion Philippe and Bolton Patrick (1997) A Theory of Trickle- Growth and Development The Economic

Studies Vol64 No2 April JSTOR

Ahluwalia Isher Judge and Williamson John Edi (2003) The South Asia Experience with Growth New Delhi

Oxford University Press

Arnstein Sherry R (1969) A Ladder of Citizen Participation JAIP Vol 35 No 4 July

Fontenay Catherine C de (2004) The dual role of market power in the Big Push from evidence to theory

Journal of Development Economics 75 Elsevier

Frankel Nina and Gage Anastasia (2007) MampE Fundamentals A Self-Guided Mini course MEASURE

Evaluation

Grieve Roy H and Huque Mozammel (1995) Bangladesh Strategies for Development Dhaka University Press

Limited

Hasnat Abdul Hye (2000 Ed) Governance South Asian Perspective Dhaka University Publication Limited

Islam Nurul (1993) Development Planning in Bangladesh Dhaka University Press Ltd

Jamil I et al (2011) Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh Dhaka North South University

Kjaer Anne Mette (2004) Governance Malden Polity Press USA

Ruttan Vernon W (1998) The new growth theory and development economics A survey Journal of

Development Studies 35 Routledge

Sapru R K (1994) Development Administration Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

Solivetti Luigi M (2005) WW Rostov and His Contribution to Development Studies A Note Journal of

Development Studies 41 4 Routledge

Todaro Michael P amp Stephen CSmith (2003) Economic Development (8th Edition) Delhi Pearson Education

Turner Mark and David Hulme (1997) Governance Administration and Development Making the State Work

New York Palgrve