CSS Public Administration Syllabus

I. Public Administration: Concepts, Approaches, and Context

  • Definitions
  • Role and scope of Public Administration in society
  • Issues in Public Administration theory and practice:
    • Democracy vs. Bureaucracy
    • Politics vs. Administration
    • Efficiency vs. Equity
  • Core values of Public Administration:
    • Rule of Law
    • Efficiency
    • Equity and Fairness
    • Responsiveness
  • Traditional Public Administration
  • New Public Management
  • New Public Service
  • Governance approach to Public Administration
  • Islamic concept of Public Administration
  • Historical roots of Public Administration in Pakistan

II. Public Administration: Classical and Contemporary Theories and Concepts

  • Bureaucracy
  • Scientific Management
  • Human Relations Approach
  • Leadership
  • Motivation
  • Network Governance
  • Strategic Management
  • Public Choice Theory
  • Types of Organizational Structure
  • Organization of Federal, Provincial, and Local Government in Pakistan
  • Administrative Culture of Pakistan
  • Inter-governmental Relations at Federal and Provincial Level in Pakistan

III. Public Policy Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

  • Strategic Planning and Management
  • Planning Process
  • Policy Analysis
  • Policy Implementation
  • Program Evaluation
  • Planning Machinery
  • Role of Donors and International Institutions in Public Policy and Management
  • Policy making and implementation in Pakistan

IV. Budgeting and Financial Management

  • Budget as a Policy Tool
  • Budget as a Managerial Tool
  • Principles of Budgeting, Audit, and Accounting in Government
  • Line-Item Budgeting
  • Performance Budgeting
  • Program Budgeting
  • Zero-Base Budgeting
  • Outcome-Based Budgeting
  • Planning and Budgeting in Pakistan

V. Managing Human Resources

  • Spoil System vs. Merit System in Public Employment
  • Personnel vs. Human Resources Management
  • Close System vs. Open System of Public Employment
  • Functions of Human Resources Management
  • Implementation of HRM in Public Sector: Key Issues and Challenges

VI. Administrative Law

  • Meaning, Scope, and Significance
  • Nature and Contents of Administrative Law
  • Administrative Ethics
  • Delegation of Authority and Legislation
  • Administrative Tribunals
  • Administrative Law in Pakistan

VII. Public Management Skills

  • Planning
  • Decision Making
  • Conflict Management
  • Leading
  • Communication
  • Administrative Buffering
  • Managing Change
  • Managing Diversity
  • Stress Management
  • Delegation
  • Public Service Motivation
  • Creativity and Problem Solving
  • Issues of Public Management

VIII. The Civil Service of Pakistan

  • Historical Background of Civil Service
  • Structure of Civil Service
  • History of Civil Service Reform
  • Management of Civil Service
  • Institutional and Cultural Context of Civil Service
  • Role of Civil Service in Good Governance
  • Gender and Civil Service

IX. Organization of Provincial and Local Government

  • Governance Structure of Provincial Administration
  • Organization of Provincial Secretariat
  • Organization and Functions of Provincial Authorities and Agencies, and their Relationship with Government Departments
  • Post-devolution Local Governance
  • Organization and Functions of District Government and Administration
  • Organization and Structure of City District Government
  • Issues and Challenges of Local Governance

X. Governance and Administrative Reforms

  • Theories of Administrative Reforms
  • Types of Administrative Reforms
  • Privatization
  • Regulation
  • De-regulation
  • Decentralization
  • Partnerships and Collaboration
  • Business Re-engineering
  • Quality Assurance
  • Administrative Reform in Pakistan

XI. Public Administration Accountability & Control

  • Bureaucratic Responsiveness
  • Representative Bureaucracy
  • Citizens’ Engagement in Public Service
  • Accountability & Control
  • Concept and Approaches to Public Accountability
  • Institutional Framework for Administrative Accountability
  • Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Control over Administration
  • Administrative Corruption
  • Role of Civil Society in Good Governance
  • Media, Interest Groups, and Civil Society Organizations
  • The Situation in Pakistan

XII. Public Administration and Development

  • Role of Public Administration in Development
  • Concept of Development Administration
  • Difference Between Development Administration and Development Management
  • Changing Role of Public Administration in Development
  • Issues and Challenges of Public Administration in Pakistan