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. 1

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. 2

COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MPA 503 INTRODUCTION (Lecture 01) 3

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 ? 4

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? 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION FACILITATOR OF THE ECONOMY TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE FOR WELFARE ACTIVITIES 10

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) 11

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) 12

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) 13

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 14

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 15

DEFINING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COVERS ALL TIERS OF THE GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL, COMMUNITY ETC) EMPHASISES ON QUALITY OF HUMAN RESOURCE,SUPERVISION AND OUTCOMES 16

TWO BASIC ISSUES POLICY FORMULATION POLICY EXECUTION 17

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 18

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 19

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIOLOGY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IS CLOSELY RELATED TO SOCIAL GROUPS,SOCIAL ITERACTIONS AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS FAMILY SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL GROUPS 20

DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 21

DIMENSIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AREA ADMINISTRATION INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATION COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 22

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. 23