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Development Administration syllabus

BPA 1515 units · 19 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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Development Administration

5 units

1. Introduction to Development (10 LHs)

  1. Concept of development; development, growth and modernization
  2. Development administration: concept and meaning
  3. Development versus non-development administration

2. Theoretical Approaches (10 LHs)

  1. Comparative public administration
  2. Bureaucracy and Prismatic Sala Model
  3. Decentralization and people's participation
  4. Sustainable development

3. Organization and Institution (8 LHs)

  1. Concepts of organization and institution
  2. Institution-building model
  3. Nation building, barriers to nation building and nationalism

4. Development Partners (10 LHs)

  1. Role of government
  2. Role of private and third sectors
  3. International organizations: UNO, specialized agencies and World Bank
  4. Regional organizations: SAARC, EU and ASIAN

5. Issues of Development (10 LHs)

  1. Efficiency and performance
  2. Citizen Charter
  3. Maladministration, corruption and administrative reform
  4. Environment management and human rights
  5. ICT impacts in society and service delivery