Twenty-First Century Challenges to Public Management [Hardcover]

The major areas of national concern that this compendium of fifteen essays exhaustively deals with are: the Indian Political System, the Indian Economy, Governance, Work Culture, Corruption, Education (General, Medical and Distance Education), Public Management, Corporate Social Responsibility and Water Management. While some of the authors have treated their subjects in their theoretical perspective, the others have delved deep into them empirically, studying them in all their different dimensions, analyzing the problems that afflict them and suggestion solution thereof. The book will hopefully receive the attention of both the lay reading public and serious students and researchers. About The Author:- Born on October 4, 1920, Satyapal Dang graduated from Government College, Lahore. A freedom fighter and a student leader he rose to be General Secretary of the All India Students Federation as also vice-President of the World /Federation of Democratic Youth. He met his futur wife Vimla Bakaya when both were active in the Lahore Students Union. Since early fiftees the Dangs have lived in Chheharta (Amritsar). Dang worked in the Trade Union movement ands rose to be a prominent Trade Union leader in Punjab. Vimla worked among women primarily and was the General Secretary of the Punjab Istri Sabha for many years. Dang was the first President of erstwhile Municipal Committee Chheharta (1953-67) while Vimla was its President from 1968 till Chheharta was merged into Amritsar, Dang entered the Punjab Assembly in 1967 after defeating the then Chief Minister Gurmukh Singh Mussafir in Amritsar West constituency retaining the seat till 1980. He was a Minister for a brief period in the first non-Congress ministry headed by Justice Gurnam Singh where he set a record for hard work, honesty and simple living. He and his wife stuck to Amritsar throughout the tragic years of terrorism, organising people to fight it, giving relief to victims of terrorism and working for and strengthening communal harmony. The Dangs set another example by voluntarily withdrawing from elective posts in the CPI and outside, In 1997, he ws honoured with the Padma Bhushan award while Vimla Dang had been earlier bestowed the Padma Shree Award in 1991. Contents:- Contents, Preface, List of Contributors, Introduction, 1. Indian Political System at the dawn of the, Twenty-first Century, Satyavan Bhatnagar, 2. New Public Management: International, Experience and Lessons for India, B. P. Mathur, 3. Challenges before the Indian Economy in the, Twenty-first Century: (Growth rate,, Development Strategies, Poverty and, Unemployment), D.D. Narula, 4. Challenges before the Indian Economy in the, Twenty-first Century: (Foreign Trade, F.D.I., Capital Account Convertability, W.T.O. and, Development Strategy ), (Contd:) D.D. Narula, 5. Challenges before the Indian Economy in the, Twenty-first Century: (Widening in equalities, and Development dilemas), (Contd:) D.D. Narula, 6. Economic Liberalization and Governance:, Challenges Ahead, B.S. Ghuman, 7. Work Culture, Veer Singh, 8. Corruption: A Social Scientific Analysis, S. L. Sharma, 9. Educational Management in the Emerging, Social Order of India, S.S. Mathur, 10. Quality of Medical Personnel – A Core Issue, in health care services in India, S. P. Kaushik, 11. Distance Education and the Challenge of, Upgradation of Knowledge and Skills of the, Work Force, Satyavan Bhatnagar, 12. Management of Change and Innovation: With, Special Reference to Organization, S.L. Sharma, 13. Leadership for the Future, S.S. Mathur & Sanjay Mathur, 14. Corporate Social Responsibility, A Review, Article., S.C. Vaidya & Parvinder Arora, 15. Community Participation in Water Resource, Development and Management in Shivalik, Region, S.P. Mittal, Index The Title 'Twenty-First Century Challenges to Public Management written/authored/edited by Satyavan Bhatnagar', published in the year 2007. The ISBN 9788178355610 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 356 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Management. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-