Syed Tanvir Abbas Jafri

• PRESENTLY WORKING AS ADVISOR

MANAGEMENT SCIENCES CIIT
ISLAMABAD.
• PRACTICED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
• WORKED AS MEMBER DIRECTING STAFF
PAKISTAN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
COLLEGE LAHORE.
• HELD SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE
PROVINCIAL & FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
AND STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES.

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 ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• MASTERS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM
PUNJAB UNIVERSITY.
• MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON
DC ).
• MASTERS IN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
(CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, LEUVEN
BELGIUM).
• BACHELORS IN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY
OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
LAHORE.

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COMPARATIVE PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
MPA 503

INTRODUCTION
(Lecture 01)

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 SOME QUESTIONS
• WHY IS PAKISTAN POLIO-RIDDEN?

• WHY DO WE HAVE LONG QEUES AT

SERVICE DELIVERY OFFICES?

• WHY I HAVE TO PAY A BRIBE TO GET A

LICENCE?

• WHY DO THE WELL-CONNECTED GO

SCOT FREE ?
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 SOME QUESTIONS
• WHY ARE NOT ALL CHILDREN
GETTING FREE EDUCATION AND SO
MANY DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL?

• DOES THE STATE NOT CARE ABOUT

MY HEALTH?

• WHY CANNOT WE CONTROL CRIME

AND TERRORISM?

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• AN INEVITABLE OUTCOME OF THE EXISTENCE OF

SOCIAL LIFE WITH ROOTS IN THE STARTING POINT OF
HUMANITY

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION EMERGED DUE TO THE

TENDENCY TO SPECIALIZE IN GOVERNING THE STATE
AND ITS PERIPHERAL ORGANS

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• AFFAIRS OF THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE
PERFORMED IN THE ABSENCE OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING EXPECTATIONS HAVE

BEEN ASSOCIATED BY CITIZENS WITH GOVERNMENTS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM CAN

ENSURE DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE OF A NATION

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS PRIMARILY MEANT TO

SERVE THE PUBLIC

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BENEFITS

CITIZENS IN DAILY LIFE

• IT IS A STABILIZING FORCE

• IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION

• FACILITATOR OF THE ECONOMY

• TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT ON PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

• RESPONSIBLE FOR WELFARE ACTIVITIES

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 DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS CONCERNED WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT (E N
GLADDEN)

• THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF

THE NATIONAL,STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
(HERBERT SIMON)

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS DETAILED AND

SYSTEMATIC APPLICATION OF LAW.EVERY
PARTICULAR APPLICATION OF LAW IS AN ACT OF
ADMINISTRATION (WOODROW WILSON)

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 DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• IT IS CONCERNED WITH THE ‘WHAT’ AND ‘HOW’ OF

THE GOVERNMENT, ‘WHAT’ BEING THE SUBJECT
MATTER OR THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE OF A FIELD
THAT ENABLES THE ADMINISTRATOR TO PERFORM
HIS TASKS.THE ‘HOW’ IS THE TECHNIQUE OF
MANAGEMENT,THE PRINCIPLES ACCORDING TO
WHICH CO-OPERATIVE PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED TO
SUCCESS (MARSHALL E DIMOCK)

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 DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• THE REAL CORE OF ADMINISTRATION IS THE BASIC

SERVICE WHICH IS PERFORMED FOR THE PUBLIC
SUCH AS POLICE AND PROTECTION,PUBLIC
WORKS,EDUCATION,RECREATION,SANITATION,SOCIA
L SECURITY,AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,NATIONAL
DEFENCE AND OTHERS (E.A NIGRO)

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 DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
• IT CONSISTS OF THOSE OPERATIONS HAVING FOR
THEIR PURPOSE THE FULFILMENT OR ENFORCEMENT
OF PUBLIC POLICY AS DECLARED BY COMPETENT
AUTHORITY (I D WHITE)

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONSISTS OF GETTING THE

WORK OF GOVERNMENT DONE BY CO ORDINATING
THE EFFORTS OF PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN WORK
TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR SET TASKS (JOHN
PFIFFNER)

• FIELD OF STUDY PREPARING CIVIL SERVANTS TO

MANAGE STATE ACTIVITIES

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 DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHARACTER:ORGANISATIONAL
THEORY,POLICY ANALYSIS,HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ETHICS

• A DIVERSE FIELD OF INQUIRY WITH THE

GOAL OF IMPROVING FUNCTIONING OF THE
GOVERNMENT

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 DEFINING PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
• COVERS ALL TIERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
(FEDERAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL, COMMUNITY
ETC)

• EMPHASISES ON QUALITY OF HUMAN

RESOURCE,SUPERVISION AND OUTCOMES

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 TWO BASIC ISSUES

• POLICY FORMULATION

• POLICY EXECUTION

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE

• POLITICAL SCIENCE PERTAINS TOGETTING

INTO POWER AND MAINTAIN ING IT

• IT DEALS WITH THEORIES OF

STATE,CONCEPT OF SOVEREIGNTY AND
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEALS WITH

THEORIES OF ADMINISTRATION,PRINCIPLES OF
MANAGEMENT AND TECHNIQUES OF POLICY
FORMULATION AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

• THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR IS RESPONSIBLE

FOR IMPLEMENTING THE POLICY FORMULATED
BY THE POLITICIAN

• THE ADMINISTRATOR ALSO ADVISES

POLITICIANS IN MATTERS RELATING TO POLICY
FORMULATION

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 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND
SOCIOLOGY

• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS CLOSELY

RELATED TO SOCIAL GROUPS,SOCIAL
ITERACTIONS AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

• FAMILY
• SOCIAL CLASS
• SOCIAL GROUPS

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 DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

• INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

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 DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• AREA ADMINISTRATION

• INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATION

• COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

• MODERN COMPARISONS ARE POSSIBLE

ACROSS THE DEEPEST DIVISIONS OF
SYSTEM TYPES: BETWEEN AUTHORITARIAN
AND PLURALIST SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIALIZED
AND DEVELOPING SYSTEMS AND SECULAR
AND RELIGIOUS REGIMES.

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