Comparative Public Administration

Course content

This course is focused on public administration as a concept-the diversity of guiding general politico-administrative principles that determines how a government can administer the affairs of state within a governance framework-and as praxis-the diversity of perspectives on administration structures, procedures and practice. It explores the implications of the different styles of public administration for the provision of public services, public ethics, public accountability, the ideal-type public administrator, and the adminstrative reform agenda. It also reviews the style of public administarion adopted in a selection of countries that have been informed by different public administration principles.