Public Policy and Administration [Hardcover]

Public Policy has emerged as an important discipline in social sciences, since the early 1970s. This discipline deals basically with the analysis of complex societal problems. To this extent Public Policy provides perspective on analysis implementation and evaluation of a problem.This volume is a collection of articles which appeared in the Indian Journal of Public Administration and covers many important aspects of public, policy. It provides a background of public policy and its importance the fact value dichotomy and Drors analysis of public policy. It also includes the problems of implementation which has been acknowledged a major area of concern in Public Administration. Attention has also been focused on reasons of policy failure and organizational aspects of public policy making in Government. Administrative culture plays a critical role in public policy making. In the Indian context it requires major adaptation to develop deep professionalism. Articles on policy making dealing with preventive detention population and wild life conservation are also included.This volume also contains some significant articles of Shri B. Venkatappiah. About The Author:- Ramesh Kumar Tiwari, Former Professor of Public Administration, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi., Aasha Kapur Mehta, Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. Contents:- Contents, Foreword 9, Preface 13, Acknowledgements 15, Shri B. Venkatappiah: A Tribute 17, T.N. Chaturvedi, Introduction 21, Ramesh Kumar Tiwari and Aasha Kapur Mehta, List of Contributors 39, PART I, Some Selected Articles on Public Policy and, Administration from Indian Journal of, Public Administration, 1. Dynamics of Public Policy 43, S.N. Sadasivan, 2. The Fact-value Distinction as an Analytical Tool 61, V. Subramaniam, 3. Dror on Policy Making 71, V. Subramaniam, 4. The Paradox of Policy Science 85, Stephen Brooks, 5. Politics of Implementation : 103, The Achilles’ Heel of Public Administration, S.R. Maheshwari, 6. The Use of Policy Evaluation in Policy Making 119, Arie Halachmi, 7. Analyses of Policy Failure : A Three Dimensional 141, Framework, Thomas B. Smith, 8. Organization for Public Policy in Government 161, Ishwar Dayal, 9. Administrative Culture Desiderate 173, Yehezkel Dror10. The Policy of Preventive Detention, 1950-1963 187, David H. Bayley, 11. Professional Policy-Making : The Case of 213, Indian Population Policy, Uday C. Desai, 12. Policy Issues in Wildlife Conservation 227, W.A. Rodgers, PART II, Some Selected Writings of B. Venkatappiah, 13. Light and Shade 239, 14. Some Thoughts 249, 15. Reflections on Rural Development 255, Some Important Writings and Addresses 267, of B. Venkatappiah, Index 269 The Title 'Public Policy and Administration written/authored/edited by Ramesh Kumar Triwari', published in the year 2012. The ISBN 9788121211499 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 276 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Public Administration. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-