37th apppa syllabus

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THIRTY-SEVENTH ADVANCED PROFESSIONALPROGRAMME IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(APPPA)

[2011-2012]

SYLLABI

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

NEW DELHI


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Thirty-seventh Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (2011-12)

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A.1 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Course Incharge: Dr. Sachin Chowdhry

Objectives

To explore the theoretical underpinnings that have shaped the practice of public administration. To analyze the impact of emerging challenges facing public administration in a fast changing

environment. To comprehend changing role of Public Services in the Liberalised era.

Syllabus

Paradigms of Public Administration Theories of Administration Public Administration in Developing Countries Administrative Values: Utilitarianism to Anthropological Humanism

Indicators of Governance and Benchmarking Administrative Reforms in India

Civil Service Reforms 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission

Public Service Management Public Service Delivery: Politics and Reforms Transparency and Accountability Administration Citizen Interface

Essential Readings

Henry, Nicholas (2006), Public Administration and Public Affairs, ninth ed., Prentice Hall of India, NewDelhi.

Bidyut Chakrabarty (2007), Reinventing Public Administration: the Indian Experience, Orient Longman,New Delhi.

Suggested Readings

Batley, Richard and Larbi, George (2004), The Changing Role of Government: The reform of PublicServices in Developing Countries, McMillan, London.

Osborne, D. and Gaeblar,T. (1992), Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit isTransforming the Public Sector, Addison-Wesley Publication, New York.

Kapur, Devesh and Pratap Bhanu Mehta (2005), Public Institutions in India: Performance and Design,Oxford University Press, Delhi.

Arndt Christiane and Charles Oman (2006), Uses and Abuses of Governance Indicators, OECD, Paris. Callahan, Kathe (2007), Elements of Effective Governance: Measurement, Accountability and

Participation, CRC Press, New York. Mehta, Vinod (ed.) (2002), Reforming Administration in India, Har-Anand Pub. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. Rabin, Jack (ed.) (2005), Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, Taylor & Francis, Raton. Subramanian, T.S.R. (2004), Journeys Through Babudam And Netaland: Governance In India, Rupa &

Co., New Delhi. Subramanian, T.S.R. (2009), Government in India: An Inside View, Rupa & Co., New Delhi. Whimster, Sam (2007), Understanding Weber, Routedge, New York. The Indian Journal of Public Administration, Special Number on Towards Good Governance(1998), IIPA,

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A.2 CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL DEBATES

Course Incharge: Prof. Dolly Arora

Objective

A critical analysis of contemporary political debates and their bearing on governance and public policy.

Syllabus

Debate on the Role of State(a) State and Market(b) State and Civil Society(c) State and International Organizations/Multi-lateral Organisations

Debate on Democracy(a) Representational Principle(b) Participatory Principle(c) Democratic Principles and State Administration

Debate on Public Interest(a) Institutional Versus Process Dimension(b) Expertise Versus Representation(c) The Post-Modernist Perspective (Tradition-Modernity Debate)(d) Feminist Perception of Public-Private Issue

Debate on Reforms(a) Legal Constitutional Reforms(b) Institutional Reforms(c) Procedural Reforms

Readings

To be circulated.


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A.3 CHALLENGES FOR INDIAS FEDERAL POLITY

Course Incharge: Prof. R.K. BarikObjectives

To Comprehand Nature of Federal Polity in Globalisation era To analyse Challenges for the Administration

Syllabus

Problems in North-east J&K Naxalism Religious Fundamentalism Formation of Smaller States

Essential Readings

Guha Ramachandra, India after Gandhi, India, Picadar Fadia and Menaria (eds.), Reports of Commission on Centre State Relations, Vol. I & II, Agra,

Sahitya Bhavan

Suggested Readings

To be circulated


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A.4 HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNAL SECURITY

Course Incharge: Prof. J. Guha RoyObjectives

On completion of the stream participants will be able to: appreciate the contemporary discourses on human rights and their relevance to issues of good

governance; illustrate the Indian heritage of human rights; evaluate the implications of human rights movements and legal activism for public administration and

public functionaries; assess the role and responses of human rights institutions as the protectors of human rights; apply the cardinal principles of human rights in the discharge of administrative duties and responsibilities; analyze Indias Security Challenges; and assess the emerging threats to internal security and their implications.

Syllabus

Conceptual Framework and Typology National and International Perspectives Human Rights Dimensions of Public Administration in India Human Rights and Legal Activism in India National Human Rights Commission: Role and Responses Indias Security Challenges and Nuclear Strategy Emerging Challenges to Internal Security: Naxalite and Communal Violence, Trans-border Terrorism,

Insurgency and Organized Crime

Essential Readings Rajindar Sachar, Human Rights: Perspectives & Challenges, Delhi, Gyan, 2009 Jaytilak Guha Roy, Human Rights for the Twenty-first Century, Delhi, IIPA, 2004. Paranjpe Shrikant (etd.), Indias Internal Secuirty: Issues and Perspectives, Delhi, Kalinga, 2009

Suggested Readings Ujjwal K. Singh (ed.), Human Rights & Peace, Laws, Institutions & Movements, Delhi, Sage, 2009. South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre, Introducing Human Rights, Delhi, Oxford Univ. Press,

2006 Planning Commission, India, National Human Development Report, 2002. UNDP: Human Development Report 2009, Delhi: OUP. A.P. Vijapur & Kumar Suresh (eds.), Perspectives on Human Rights, Delhi: Manak, 1999. Shankar Sen, Human Rights in A Developing Society, Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, 1998. Antonio Cassese, Human Rights in a Changing World, Cambridge: Polity Press, 1994. Reports of National Human Rights Commission, National Commissions for STs & SCs, National

Commission for Women, etc.

Jaytilak Guha Roy (ed.), Policing in Twentyfirst Century, Delhi, IIPA, 1999. Bahad, R.N.S., Internal Security and Human Rights, Delhi, IIPA, APPPA 2008-09/BAH. Goswami B.K., Insurgency as Threat to the Internal Security of India with special reference to the North

Eastern Region, IIPA, APPPA 2008-09/GOS Pandalai Ravi, Internal Security Dimensions of National Security, IIPA, APPPA 2007-08/PAN Dogra, P.C., Threat to Security: How Secured is India from within Delhi, Manas 2007 V.T. Patil and T.S.N. Sastry (eds.), Studies in Human Rights, Pondicherry /Delhi/Coimbatore: P.R. Books,

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A.5 HUMAN VALUES & ETHICS

Course Incharge: Prof. Bharati Sharma and Prof. Pranab Banerji

Objectives

The objective is to synthesize the understanding of individual and his/her value system with thewisdom of modern management and relate it to their day today working environment. This would help to:

Develop an attitude of solving the problem of people and create systems for achieving the same based onuniversal principle of Indian ethos;

Create an environment and structure where they give their best for the benefit of the society and thecommon man;

Become role model whom people will respect and follow; and Help understanding the concept of individual empowerment and its role in enhancing organizational and

administrative performance.

Syllabus

Human Values in Decision Making Indian Ethos in Management Leadership Values and Ethics Code of Ethics for Civil Servants International Experience & their relevance to India Ethics and Administrative Discretion Values & Development

Essential Readings

Chakraborty, S.K. (ed), Human Values for Managers, New Delhi, Wheeler Publishing:1995 Government of India: Draft Public Services Bill 2006 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission [Fourth Report], Ethics in Governance:Jan 2007, Govt. of India

Suggested Readings

Chakraborty, S.K. & Chakraborty, D., Human Values & Ethics: Achieving Holistic Excellence, Hyderabad:The ICFAI University Press, 2006.

Rao, M. Gangadhar, Attitudes, Values and Perception. Parthasarthy, Human Values & Management: 20 Key Principles for Modern Management. Frederickson, George H & Ghere, Richard K. (ed.), Ethics in Public Management, New York: M.E. Sharpe,

2005. United Kingdom Civil Service Values. Nolan Committee: The Seven Principles of Public Life.


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A.6 (i) BASIC ECONOMICS

Course Incharge: Prof. P.K. ChaubeyObjectives

To familiarise the participants with selected micro and macro economic concepts and theories and theirapplications.

Syllabus

The Economist's Methodology of Analysis Demand, Supply, Elasticities and Applications Market Failures and Role of State, Rent seeking and Government Failure Production, Costs, Break-even and Profitability Market-Structures and their Implications Organizational Economics: Transaction Costs, Principal Agents Models, Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard Screening and Signaling

Readings

Mankiw, N. Gregory, Principles of Economics, Thomson (Latest Edition). Samuelson, Paul and William D. Nordhaus (2006), Economics, McGraw-Hill (18th Edition). Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Carl E. Walsh (2002), Principles of microeconomics, (3rd Edition), New York, W.W.

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A.6 (ii) DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Course Incharge: Prof. Anil Chandy Ittyerah

Objectives To familiarise participants with the major perspectives, critiques, and reflections on Economic

Development To strengthen their understanding of the theoretical foundations of Economic Development

Syllabus

Development Economics: An Overview; Interpretation of Economic Backwardness; InternationalAspects of Economic Development; The Lewis Model; Stages of Growth; Balanced and Unbalanced Growth;Linkages and Growth; Prerequisites of Industrialisation; Roots of Backwardness; Development ofUnderdevelopment; Centre-Periphery Theories of Development; Colonial Modes of Production; Decline,Misconceptions and New Perspectives in Development Economics.

Essential Readings

Walter Elkan, An Introduction to Development Economics, London: Prentice Hall, 1995. Subrata Ghatak, An Introduction to Development Economics, London: Allen and Unwin, 1986. Norman Gammel, Surveys in Development Economics, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1987. Rajani Kanth (ed.), Paradigms in Economic Development, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, 1992.

Suggested Preliminary Reading

P.T. Bauer, Dissent in Development: Studies and Debates in Development Economics, London:Weidenfeld, 1971.

Albert O. Hirschman, The Passions and the Interests, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1977. Albert O. Hirchman, Shifting Involvements: Private Interests and Public Action, Oxford: Basil Blackwell,

1985. P.K. Bardhan, Economic Growth, Development and Foreign Trade, New York: Wiley-Interscience,

1970. M. Blomstrom and B. Hettne, Development Theory in Transition, London: Zed Books, 1984. Ronald Chilcote and Dale Johnson, Theories of Development: Modes of Production or Dependency,

Newbury Par, CA: Stage Publications, 1983. Ankie Hoogveltt, The Third World in Global Development, London: MacMillan, 1982. Vandana Shiva and Maria Miles, Ecofeminism, London: Zed Books, 1993. Kieth Griffin and Terry Mckinley, Implementing a Human Development Strategy, London: MacMillan,

1994.


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A.7 PUBLIC FINANCE

Course Incharge: Dr. V.N. Alok

Objectives

This course is intended to provide a bird's eye view to the developments in the area of public finance inIndia, particularly after the introduction of economic reforms of 1991. These reforms are being attemptedat all the levels of Governments viz. Union, State and Local. On the completion of the stream theparticipants will be able to analyze recent fiscal trends and policies more clearly.

Syllabus

Role of the state in development Fiscal reforms including Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act Issues in fiscal federalism: Finance Commissions Fiscal relations between Union and States, State and

Local Tax reform at Union and States with special reference to comprehensive Value Added Tax and Options for

its extension to Goods and Service Tax. Expenditure management, public debt, subsidies etc.

Essential Readings

Handouts to be circulated. Bagchi, Amaresh, 2005 (ed), Readings in Public Finance, New Delhi, Oxford University Press. Boadway Robin and Anwar Shah, 2009, Fiscal Federalism, Principles and Practice of Multi-Order

Governance, Cambridge University Press. Musgrave, Richard A. and Peggy B. Musgrave, 1989, Public Finance in Theory and Practice, 5th Edition,

New York, McGraw Hill.

Suggested Readings

Government of India, 2009, Report of the Thirteenth Finance Commission, New Delhi, Department ofEconomic Affairs.

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, 1994, Reform of Domestic Trade Taxes in India: Issuesand Options, (Report of a Study Team led by A. Bagchi), New Delhi, NIPFP.

Shah, Anwar, 2006(ed.), Local Governance in Developing Countries, Washington, DC, The World Bank. Premchand, A., 1993, Public Expenditure Management, Washington, DC, International Monetary Fund. Rao, M. Govinda and Nirvikar Singh, 2005, Political Economy of Fiscal Federalism in India, New Delhi:

Oxford University Press. Mundle, Sudipto, 1997(ed.), Public Finance: Policy Issues for India, New Delhi, Oxford University Press. Reports of the Finance Commissions of various States.

Alok, V.N. and P.K. Chaubey, 2010, Panchayats in India, Measuring Devolution by States, Delhi,Macmillan.


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A.8 (i) RESEARCH METHODS

Course Incharge: Dr. Girish Kumar

Objectives

To expose the participants to basic concepts and methods of undertaking research and dissertationwriting.

Syllabus

Research Methodology: An Introduction Research Design Methods of Data Collection Sampling

Measures of Central Tendencies and Dispersion Correlation and Regression Testing of Hypotheses Statistical Packages (SPSS) Processing, Analysis and Presentation of Data

Essential Readings

Uwe, Flick (2011), Introducing Research Methodology: A Beginners Guide to Doing a Research Project,Sage, New Delhi.

OLeary, Z. (2006), The Essential Guide To Doing Research, Vistaar Publications, New Delhi. Desai, Vandana, Robert B. Potter (2006), Doing Development Research, Vistaar Publications, New Delhi. Kanji, Gopal K. (2006), 100 Statistical Tests, Sage, New Delhi.

Yin, R.K. (2002), Case Study Research: Design and Methods, Sage, Thousand Oaks, California. Macfie and Nufrio (2006), Applied Statistics for Public Policy, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.

Suggested Readings

Paul Vogt, W (2011), Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: A Non-technical Guide for the SocialSciences, Sage, New Delhi.

Singh, Jaspal (2001), Methodology and Techniques of Social Research, Kanishka Publishers, Distributors,New Delhi.

Hooda, R.P. (2001), Statistics for Business and Economics, Macmillan India Limited, New Delhi. Levin, Richard I., David S. Rubin (1998), Statistics for Management, Prentice Hall, New Delhi. Silverman, D. (ed.) (1997), Qualitative Research: Theory, Methods and Practice, Sage, London. Chaudhuri (2009), Essentials of Sampling Survey, PHI Learning, New Delhi. McNabb, Research Methods in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management: Quantitative and

Qualitative Approaches, Second Edition, PHI Learning, New Delhi.


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A.8 (ii) RESEARCH PROPOSAL AND DISSERTATION WRITING

Course Incharge: Prof. Aasha Kapur Mehta

Objectives

Enable participants to: Prepare a dissertation proposal of established standard that will be presented to a Committee for

comments. Use a uniform structure and format for the dissertation. Identify the dissertation topic at an early stage of the Programme.

Description/Syllabus The Structure of the Dissertation Proposal and Dissertation Dissertation Title and Statement of the Problem Literature Review: Purpose Formulating Hypotheses and Research Questions Incorporating the Methodology to be used (based on the course on Research Methods) Format for References and Bibliography Proposal Presentation and Approval

The course will be based on individual and group work based assignments and presentations that willfeed into the dissertation proposal to be prepared and presented by each participant.

Essential Readings

Locke, Lawrence F., Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman, (2007), Proposals that Work: AGuide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals, New Delhi: Sage.

Oliver, Paul, (2008), Writing Your Thesis, New Delhi: Sage. Mauch, James E. and Jack Birch, (2003), Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A Handbook for

Students and Faculty, CRC Press, New York.


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B.1 PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS

Course Incharge: Prof. Pranab Banerji and Dr. Sujit

Kumar Pruseth

Objectives

To equip participants with tools for policy analysis To enable participants to decide on methods of policy interventions To acquaint participants with selected recent trends and theories in policy sciences

Syllabus

Introduction: Public Policy Analysis Models & Policy Cycle Case for Government Intervention: Public and Merit Goods, Market Failures, Information Asymmetries etc.

Objectives of Policy Intervention: Efficiency, Equity, Effectiveness and Others: Concepts and Measures Deciding on Interventions: Public Choice and the Public Economics Approaches to Bureaucracy and

Politics Strategising for Interventions: Logic and Other Models Policy Instruments: Market Based, Regulatory, Direct Quantitative Analytical Methods: Quantitative Models, Estimation, Forecasting and Policy Simulation Institutional Issues in Policy Implementation: Mechanism Design/Implementation Theories and

Transaction Costs Policy Evaluation: Cost-Benefit and Cost Effectiveness Analyses Analytical Exercises with Reference to Specific Indian Policies

Essential Readings

Bagchi, Amaresh (ed.) (2005), Readings in Public Finance, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, Chapters

1-9 & 24. Dunn, William N. (2004), Public Policy Analysis An Introduction, New Jersey, Prentice Hall. Fischer, Frank; Gerald J. Miller and Mara S. Sidney (ed.) (2007), Handbook of Public Policy Analysis:

Theory, Politics and Methods, Taylor & Francis, Boca Ration, London, New York. Gruber, Jonathan (2005), Public Finance and Public Policy, Worth Publishers, New York.

Suggested Readings

Duff, Lois (1997), The Economics of Governments and Markets, Longman, London. Friedman, Lee (2002), The Microeconomics of Public Policy Analysis, Princeton University Press, Princeton

and Oxford. Hyman, David N. (2005), Public Finance, Thomson, Australia. Niskanen, William A. (1994), Bureaucracy and Public Economics, Edward Elgar. Quade E. (1989), Analysis for Public Decisions, Englewood Cliffs. Robbins, Donijo (ed.) (2005), Handbook of Public Sector Economics, Taylor & Francis, London Chapters

3,4,5,6. Stratton, Hugh & Lionel Orchard (1994), Public Goods, Public Enterprise, Public Choice, St. Martins Press,

London. Tresch, Richard W. (1995), Public Finance: A Normative Theory (2nd Edition), Academic Press,

Amsterdam. W. Parsons (1995), Public Policy: An Introduction to the Theory and of Policy Analysis, Cambridge. Weimer, D.A. Vining (1999), Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice (Englewood Cliffs). Dror, Y. (1983), Public Policy Reexamined, Transaction Publishers.


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B.2 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

Course Incharge: Prof. P.K. Chaubey and Prof. S.K. Bhattacharya

Objectives

To provide an overview of current developments in the national and world economy, and To analyze how the current economic trends impinge upon development policy and administration.

Syllabus

Growth and Structure of Indian Economy Indian Economy in Transition: An Overview Growth: Proximate Determinants Issues in Equity, Poverty, and Employment Human Development Stabilization: Monetary & Fiscal Policy

External Sector Reforms WTO and Indian Economy Emerging Issues in Global Trade, Regional Economic Integration: Indias position Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia: Indias Role Intellectual Property Rights

Essential Readings

Joshi, Vijay & IMD Little (1996), Indias Economic Reforms, 1991-2001, New Delhi: Oxford UniversityPress.

Khan, Sahid Ali & Mashelkar, Raghunath (2006), Intellectual Property and Competitive Strategies in the

21st Century, New Delhi: Aditya Books Pvt. Ltd. Kumar, Rajiv and Abhijit Sen Gupta (Edited, 2008), India and Global Economy, Academic Foundation. Acharya, Shankar (2007), Can India Grow Without Bharat? Academic Foundation.

Suggested Readings

Goyal, Arun (2003), WTO in the New Millennium: Commentary, Case Law and Legal Texts. New Delhi:Academy of Business Studies.

Das, Bhagirath Lal (1996), The WTO Agreement: Deficiencies, Imbalances and Required Changes,London: Zed Books.

National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (2009), The Challenge of Employment inIndia: An Informal Economy Perspective, Government of India, Chairman: Arjun K. Sengupta.

Dyson, Tim, Robert Cassen and Leela Visaria (Edited, 2005), Twenty-First Century India: Population,Economy, Human Development and the Environment, Oxford University Press.

Kalirajan, K., Richard T. Shand & Shashank Bhide, (2010), Strategies for Achieving Sustained HighEconomic Growth: The Case of Indian States, Sage.


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B.3 CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

Course Incharge: Prof. Vinod K. Sharma

Objectives

At the end of the stream on Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction, the participants will be able to:

Understand global environmental issues (climate change/global warming and its impact on naturaldisasters)

Review various environmental issues in India related to land, water and atmosphere Identify various aspects of disaster management and national policy for natural disaster management Apply skills for preparedness, mitigation and effective relief distribution for specific disasters. Review the post-disaster impact, rehabilitation and recovery. Understand factors to ensure peoples participation in disaster management.

Syllabus Global and Indian Environmental Issues Sustainable Agriculture in India Land-Water-Atmosphere continuum Climate Change, Copenhagen Conference (2009), Cancun Conference (2010) and National Action Plan on

Climate Change Climate Change and Food Security Basic Concepts of Disaster Management-Prevention, Preparedness, Mitigation, Relief, Rehabilitation and

Recovery IDNDR and International Efforts for Disaster Reduction, IDNDR (2000-2009), Hyogo Frame work for

Action (HFA) - 2005 New Initiatives in Disaster Management in India

- National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)- National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)- High Powered Committee (HPC) Recommendations- UN Initiatives (GOI-UNDP Project)- Disaster Management Initiatives in Indian States

Disaster Management Cycle; paradigm shift from response to Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster Management System in India, Cases of Andhra Pradesh Cyclone 1996 and Maharashtra

Earthquake 1993, Gujarat Cyclone 1998, Orissa Cyclone 1999, Chamoli Earthquake 1999, Rajasthan &Gujarat Drought 2000 and Gujarat Earthquake 2001

Disaster and Development Response to the Disaster Situation: Role of Government and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Response to the Crisis: Major requirements for effective recovery (SPHERE Project) Community Participation in Disaster Preparedness

Post Disaster Trauma Management Disaster Management Plans, guidelines by National Disaster Management Authority

Essential Readings

W. Nick Carter, Disaster Management: A Disaster Managers Hand Book, Manila: Asian Development Bank,1991.

Vinod K. Sharma (ed.), Disaster Management, 5th Ed., New Delhi: IIPA, 2010 Julio Kuroiwa, Disaster Reduction, 2004


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Suggested Readings

M.C. Gupta, et.al(ed.), Manual of Natural Disaster Management, New Delhi, IIPA, 2001. Vinod K. Sharma, IDNDR and Beyond, New Delhi: IIPA, 2001 M.C. Gupta & Vinod K. Sharma, Orissa Super Cyclone, 1999, New Delhi: IIPA, 2001 A.V.S. Reddy, Vinod K. Sharma & Mohana Chitooz, Cyclones in Andhra Pradesh, 2000 Report of the High Powered committee (HPC) on Disaster Management, NCDM New Delhi, 2001 Margaret, A., Natural Disaster Hotspots: Case Studies, World Bank Publications, 2006 World Bank Development Report, Development and the Environment, 1992 UNDP Human Development Report, Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a divided world 2007-

08. World Bank Development Report, Development and Climate Change, 2010. V.K. Sharma, Global Warming and its impact on India 2008, IIPA, New Delhi


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B.4 E-GOVERNANCE AND CYBER SECURITY

Course Incharge: Mrs. Charru Malhotra and Shri S.R. Das

Background

World-over the Governments are resorting to the usage of Information Communication Technologies(ICTs) for better public service delivery to its citizens and also for creating a more inclusive processes ofgovernance. This APPPA stream therefore, aims to empower APPPA participants with basic knowledge of e-Governance and its maturity processes, National E-Governance Plan (India) as well as with the relatedimplementation issues. It would also provide insights into the concerns assailing cyber securityimplementation, data audit norms and IT Act (India) related to public sector applications.

Syllabus

Overview of e-Government and e-Governance

Stages of e-Governance and related maturity models National E-Governance Plan (NeGP): Plan and Challenges Implementation Polices: BPR and Change Management Strategies Project Management and e-Governance Systems Development Practices Success stories and Case Studies with special reference to developing countries Cyber security and Digital Signatures Cyber audit implications for e-Governance IT Act 2000 and the related Cyber laws in India

Methodology

The course work shall comprise of a mix of lectures, group work, expert discussions and case studies.

Group Work and Mode of Evaluation

Develop and present an e-Governance Project Plan Experiential case presentations relating to the concepts covered during the course

Essential Readings

Gupta, M.P., Kumar, Prabhat, and Bhattacharya, Jaijit, Government Online, Tata Mcgraw-Hill, 2004. Heeks Richard, Implementing and Managing e-Government, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2004. Satyanarayana, J, e-Government: The Science of Possible, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2004. Insider Attack and Cyber Security; Beyond the Hacker by Stolfo, S.J.; Bellovin, S.M.; Hershkop, S.;

Keromytis, A.; Sinclair, S.; Smith, S.W. (Eds.) Series: Advances in Information Security, Vol. 39, 2008,Springerlink

Handbook of Cyber Laws by Vakul Sharma, Macmillan India Ltd., 2008

Suggested Readings

Bagga, R.K. and Gupta Piyush (ed.), Transforming Government: e-Governance Initiatives in India, ICFAIPress, Hyderabad, 2009.

Bhattacharya Jaijit (ed.), Technology in Government, GIFT Publishing, New Delhi, 2006. Gupta, M.P. (ed.), Promise of E-Governance, Tata McGraw Hill, 2004. Ojha Amitabh (ed.), E-Governance in Practice, GIFT Publishing, New Delhi, 2008. Cryptography And Network Security by Behrouz A. Forouzan, Tata Mcgraw Hill, 2007.
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B.5 ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOURCourse Incharge: Prof. Rajesh Singh

Objectives

To provide understanding of various psychological/behavioural processes which influence effectivemanagement of organizations.

To provide an opportunity to the participants to reflect upon their own pattern of response-knowledgeof themselves, their nature and how and why they respond to their situation in managingorganizations.

To enable the participants to develop various behavioural skills for improved organizationalperformance and for better quality of work life.

Syllabus

Organization Behaviour: Definition, Scope and Methods Influencing Individual Behaviour and Motivation

Approaches to motivating employees Motivation in action-Development of Motivational Skills

Leading groups and teams Group Dynamics Building blocks of groups Competitive and Collaborative behaviour Self directed work teams Building Productive teams Leadership Effectiveness

Conflict Management Process of Conflict Management Individual, Interpersonal and Intergroup Organizational Conflict-Resolution strategies

Influencing Interpersonal and Organizational Communication Improving inter personal communication Improving organizational communication

Managing Organization change Process of organizational change Management options for implementing change Guidelines for facilitating change Resistance to change Leading organization change

Essential Readings

Debra Nelson (ed.), Positive Organization Behaviour, Sage Publication, 2007. Hersey, Paul & Blanchard, Kenneth H.; Management of Organizational Behaviour, Prentice Hall of

India, 1996. Dubrin, Andrew J., Fundamentals of Organization Behaviour: An Applied Approach, Ohio, USA, South

Western College Publishing, 1997. Pareek, Udai, Rao, T.V. and Pestonjee, D.M., Behavioural Processes in Organizations, New Delhi,

Oxford Publishing Company, 1981. Dessler, Gary, Management, USA, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1998.


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Suggested Readings

Daniel Levi, Group Dynamics for Teams, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2007. Northouse, Peter, G., Leadership: Theory and Practice, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2007.

Singh Rajesh, Change and Mindset of Productive Work Culture, Radha Publications, New Delhi, 2006. Kessler, Eric, H and James & Bailey, Handbook of Organizational and Management Wisdom, Sage

Publications, New Delhi, 2007. Last 10 years Journals:

1. Harvard Business Review2. Vision3. Vikalpa


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B.6 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Course Incharge: Dr. Sapna Chadah and Dr. Lokendra Malik

Objectives

On completion of the stream participants will be able to:

explain the principles, standards and doctrines developed by the judiciary as custodian and guardian ofthe rule of law;

apply the fundamental constitutional and legal requirements in their rule-making and decision-makingfunctions;

state the principles of proper and rational exercise of administrative discretionary power; and communicate recent developments in the area of judicial review of administrative action, law relating to

liability of administration and departmental inquiry.

Syllabus

Public Law and Public Administration Administrative Law-making Administrative Adjudication (Natural Justice/Fairness) Administrative Discretion Disciplinary Proceedings Against Government Servants: Constitutional and Legal Aspects Judicial Review of Administrative Action through Writs Government Liability in Tort and Contract Policy Promise and Promissory Estoppel Ombudsman: Lokpal and Lokayuktas

Essential Readings

I.P. Massey, Administrative Law, Seventh Edition, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2008. C.K. Takwani, Lecture on Administrative Law, Fourth Edition, Eastern Book Company, Lucknow, 2004.

Suggested Readings

Wade William, Public Law in Britain and India, Bombay: N.M. Tripathi Private Ltd., 1992. Wade William and Christopher Forsyth, Administrative Law, 10th Edition, Oxford University Press, New

York, 2009. Cooper Philip J., Public Law and Public Administration, 4th Edition, Wadsworth Publishing Co., 2007. Singh S.S., Administration of Natural Justice in India, Uppal, Delhi, 1986. Jain M.P. and S.N. Jain, Principles of Administrative Law, Sixth Edition, Lexis Nexis, Butterworth &

Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur, 2007. Sathe S.P., Administrative Law, 7th Edition, Butherworths, New Delhi, 2004.


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B.7 COMPUTER AND INTERNET BASED APPLICATIONS

Course Incharge: Mrs.Charru Malhotra

Objectives

After the completion of the stream, the participants shall be able to Understand the basics of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) Imbibe skills in using MS-Office for office automation. Achieve the knowledge and skills required to be an empowered Internet-user.

Syllabus

ICT FundamentalsLatest ICT Trends

Windows-ExplorerWindows Desk Top ManagementDirectory Maintenance and File Handling

MS-WORDThe distinctive features of the latest version of MS-WordEntering, Editing and Printing TextFormatting Text and ParagraphsApplying Language ToolsDesigning Pages with Columns and TablesUsing Styles and GraphicsAdvanced Formatting using Borders, Frames etc.Making Documents Easy to Use (Footnotes, Endnotes, Cross-References, ToC)

Managing multiple documents/authors (Track changes, Merg/Compare Documents)

MS-PowerPointEssentials of a Quality PresentationIntroduction to Basics of the latest MS-PowerPointWorking in Various Views and WizardsChanging the Color SchemesFormatting and Checking TextAdding ObjectsCopying or Linking Existing DataModifying and Adding TransitionsSlide Show and its control

MS-ExcelBasics of the latest MS-ExcelData Formatting and PrintingRelative and Absolute ReferencingExcel Functions (Mathematical, Statistical, Financial Functions)Creating and Editing Business GraphsConditional Formatting of the DataData Analysis using Filters, What-if analysisPivot-Tables


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Using Internet & E-mailInternet ArchitecturePresent Internet Applications (EDI, Mobile Computing, Intranet, e-Commerce, Semantic Web,)How to Use Search Engines for effective Surfing and DownloadingWeb 2.0 Services (Online Chat, Social Networking Sites as Twitter/Facebook; Blogs, Folksonomy,

Multimedia Applications as online albums, downloading MP3 music/movies, Wikis, You Tube,)Future of Internet Technologies (Cloud Computing, Grid Computing)

Creating Your Own Home-PageDesign StandardsHTML BasicsHow to Host a Page


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C.3 RURAL DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION

Course Incharge: Prof. Sujata Singh, Prof. Aasha Kapur Mehta andDr. Girish Kumar

Objectives

To sensitize participants to major issues and challenges in the rural sector To provide an opportunity to systematically study these issues in the field.

Syllabus

1) The Major Subject Areas listed below will be covered along with the major policies and programmestherein: Changing Village Profile & Rural Development Rural Poverty, Employment and Livelihood Health and Education Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Rural Infrastructure Emerging Institutions

2) Preparation for Village based Field Study

Essential Readings

Rao, Hanumantha, C.H. (2005), Agriculture, Food Security, Poverty and Environment, Essays on Post-reform India,Oxford University Press, New Delhi.

Deaton, Angus and Valerie Kozel (eds.) (2005), 2005The Great Indian Poverty Debate, Macmillan IndiaLtd., New Delhi.

Chambers, Robert (1998), Rural Development: Putting the Last First, Harlow: Longman. Shepherd, Andrew (1998), Sustainable Rural Development, Macmillan, London. Kumar, Girish (2006), Local Democracy in India: Interpreting Decentralization, Sage, New Delhi.

Suggested Readings

Choudhury, R.C. and P. Durgaprasad (edited) (1999), Basic Rural Infrastructure and Services forImproved Quality of Life, National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad.

Debroy, Bibek and P.D., Kaushik (2004), Emerging Rural Development through Panchayats, AcademicFoundation, New Delhi.

Gupta, Dipankar (2009), The caged Phoenix: Can India Fly?, Penguin, New Delhi. Harriss-White, Barbara and S. Janakarajan (2004), Rural India Facing the 21st Century, Anthem Press,

New Delhi.

Mollinga, Peter P. (ed.) (2000), Water for Food and Rural Development: Approaches and Initiatives inSouth Asia, New Delhi.

Nawani, N.P. (2006), District Administration: Theory and Practice, Publications Division, Ministry of I&B,New Delhi.

Pouliquen, Louis, Y. (1999), Rural Infrastructure from a World Bank Perspective: A KnowledgeManagement Framework, the World Bank, Washington, D.C.

Tiwari, Ramesh Kumar (2011), Human Rights and Law: Bonded Labour in India Cambridge UniversityPress, New Delhi.

Uphoff, Norman, Miltan J. Esman and Anirudh Krishna (1998), Reasons for Success: Learning fromInstructive Experiences in Rural Development, Vistaar Publications, New Delhi.


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C.4 URBAN DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION

Course Incharge: Prof. K.K. Pandey, Dr. Kusum Lata andDr. Sachin Chowdhry

Objectives

Identify Historical Perspective and Pattern of Urbanisation Describe urban sector policies and development of urban institutions, laws, rules and regulations Examine interagency co-ordination with particular reference to the urban local bodies Analyse the typology of urban governance & their applications

Syllabus

Urbanisation and Urban Policies Theories of urbanisation and urban development perspective;Trends and Pattern of Urbanisation; Urban Sector Policies and Programmes - urban sector reforms JNNURM, UIDSSMT etc.

Urban Management - Institutional framework; Decentralised Governance; Inter-agency Coordination;

Legal and Regulatory Mechanism; Inter-governmental fiscal transfers; impact assessment and situationanalysis indicators

Urban Planning Concepts (Master/ Zonal/ Local/ City Development Plan); Regional Spatial Planning(NCR Plan); Tools and Techniques (Base Map/ GIS/ Norms and Regulations)

Essential Readings

Benchmarking/ Sanitation Indicators of Government of India Master Plan of Delhi- 2021; National Capital Regional Plan 2021 Municipal Acts National Commission on Urbanisation 1988; National Urban Sanitation Policy 2009; National Policy on

Street Vendors. Planning Commission, Task Force for XI Five-Year Plan.

Report on Indian Urban Infrastructure & Services, March 2011, report submitted by High PoweredCommittee chaired by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia.

Suggested Readings

Renuad, Bertrand, National Urbanisation and Policies in Developing Countries, World Bank Working PaperNo.347, July, 1979.

Handbook of Urbanisation in India by K.C. Sivaramakrishnan, A. Kundu and B.N. Singh, 2007, OxfordUniversity Press, New Delhi.

Rao, P.S.N., (2006), Urban Governance and Management, New Delhi: IIPA and Kanishka Publication. Special Issues of Nagarlok:

Urban Poverty, Vol. XX, No.4, October-December, 1988. Strengthening Urban Local Bodies, Vol. XXI, No.4, October-December, 1989.

Public-Private Responsibilities in Urban Development, Vol. XXII, No.4, October-December, 1990. Municipal Resource Mobilisation, Vol. XXIII, No.4, October-December, 1991. Sustainable Urban Development, Vol. XXIV, No.4, October-December, 1992. Legislative Framework for Urban Development, Vol. XXV, No.4, October-December, 1993.

Rao, P.S.N. and Srivastava, G.C. (2004), Municipal Finance in India, New Delhi: IIPA and Kanishka. Power to the People? The Politics and Progress of Decentralisation, by K.C. Sivaramakrishnan, 2000,

Konark Publishers, New Delhi. IIPA Study on Urban Sector Feedback on MPC, 2010 IIPA Study on Legislative Framework of Municipality, 2010


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E.1 CHRONIC POVERTY: CONCEPTS, ISSUES AND

ALLEVIATION STRATEGIES

Course Incharge: Prof. Aasha Kapur Mehta

Objectives

To understand chronic poverty related concepts and issues To identify policy options and determine constraints in implementing policies and strategies for enabling

poverty reduction

Syllabus

Poverty in India: Extent and Spatial Distribution Chronic Poverty: What does it mean? Measurement related issues Multidimensional Deprivation Poverty Dynamics and Entry into Poverty Enabling Policies for Poverty Reduction

Essential Readings

Tendulkar, S.D., Radhakrishna R, and Sengupta Suranjan (2009) Report of the Expert Group to Reviewthe Methodology for Estimation of Poverty. Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi.

Saxena, N.C., et.al.(2009) Report of the Expert Group to advise the Ministry of Rural Development on themethodology for conducting the Below Poverty Line (BPL) Census. Ministry of Rural Development,Government of India, New Delhi.

Government of India (2008) Report of the Steering Committee on Rapid Poverty Reduction and LocalArea Development for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012). Planning Commission, New Delhi.

Mehta, Aasha Kapur, Shepherd, Andrew, Bhide, Shashanka, Shah, Amita and Kumar, Anand (2011).India Chronic Poverty Report, IIPA, New Delhi.

Datta, K.L. and Sharma, S. (2002) Facets of Indian Poverty. New Delhi: Concept Publishing House. Mehta, Aasha Kapur and Shepherd, Andrew (2006) Chronic Poverty and Development Policy in India. New

Delhi: Sage. CPRC IIPA Working Paper Series, IIPA, New Delhi. HarrissWhite, Barbara and Subramanian, S. (1999) Illfare in India. New Delhi: Sage. Sankaran S.R. (2000) Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Independent India. Journal

of Rural Development Vol.19, No.4, October-December. UNDP, Human Development Reports, Various Years, New York: OUP World Development (2003) Special Issue on Chronic Poverty and Development Policy. Vol.31, No.3,

March. IBRD, Social Protection for a Changing India, New Delhi: World Bank


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E.2 CONSUMER WELFARE: LAW AND POLICIES

Course Incharge: Prof. Suresh Misra, Dr. Sapna Chadah andDr. Mamta Pathania

Objectives

On completion of the stream participants will be able to: Understand the national and international dimensions of consumer welfare in the era of globalization and

liberalization; Elaborate and integrate various provisions of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and related laws having

bearing on Consumer Protection; State functioning of the Adjudicatory Bodies responsible for the redressal of consumer grievances and

Consumer Councils; Describe the legal dimensions of case law in the area of Consumer Protection in different service sectors

such as medical, housing, banking, insurance, electricity; and

Illustrate the importance of Consumer Protection law and policies from the point of view of promoting theculture of good governance.

Syllabus

Introduction to Consumer Protection Socio-political, economic and legal dimensions of Consumer Protection An overview of Consumer Protection Act/Rules and other related laws Elaboration of the following concepts

i) Defective goods, Unfair and Restrictive Trade Practicesii) Services and the consumer viz. Medical, Education, Housing, Insurance, Post & Telegraph, Banking

Electricity, Transportiii) Standardizationiv) Food Safety

Working of Redressal Agencies Protecting Rural Consumer Consumer Education and WelfareRole of Voluntary Consumer Organizations (VCOs) Visit to National Commission/District Forum

Essential Readings

Wadhwa, D.P. and Rajah, N.L., The Law of Consumer Protection, Wadhwa & Co., Nagpur, 2006. Chaudhary, R.N.P., Consumer Protection Law Provisions and Procedure, Deep & Deep Publications, New

Delhi, 2005. Rajyalakshmi Rao, Consumer is King, Universal Law Publishing Co., 2008. S.S.Singh, Suresh Misra and Sapna Chadah, (Ed.), Consumer Education and Empowerment, Centre for

Consumer Studies in collaboration with Abhijeet Publications, Delhi, 2010. K. N. Bhatt Suresh Misra and Sapna Chadah, (Ed.), Consumer, Consumerism and Consumer Protection,

Centre for Consumer Studies in collaboration with Abhijeet Publications, Delhi, 2010. Suresh Misra Market and Rural Consumer Yojana, February, 2009, pp. 43-44 Sapna Chadah Responsibility of Service Provider Yojana, February, 2009, pp31-32 Suresh Misra & Sapna Chadah, Good Governance and Consumer Welfare: Empowering Consumers

through Education in R.P.C.S. Rajaram, Dr. M. Jeyakumaran , K. Durai & S. Yavanarani Edited BookConsumer Protection and Welfare published by kalasalingam University, Krihnankoli & Snams Book HousePvt Ltd., Chennai, 2008, pp 92-96

Sapna Chadah, Accountability of Service Providers: Contributions of Consumer Protection Law publishedin IJPA Vol. LII, No. 3, July-September 2006, pp. 459-477


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Suggested Readings

Agarwal, V.K., Consumer Protection Law and Practice, BLH Publishers Distributors Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,2000.

Majumdar P.K., Law of Consumer Protection in India, Orient Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1999. Singh Gurjeet, Law on Consumer Protection in India Justice within reach, Deep and Deep Publication,

1996. Landmark Judgment on Consumer Protection, Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2005. Singh S.S. et.al, The Impact of Third Amendment to CPA on the working of State Commissions and

District Forums (Report), IIPA, 2006. Singh, S.S. & Chadah Sapna, Consumer Protection in India: Some Reflections, IIPA, New Delhi, 2005. Saxena, Anurag, Consumer Protection in India A Study of Implementation Strategies, APPPA

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E.3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Course Incharge: Prof. Nand DhamejaObjectives

The basic objective of the course is to develop an understanding of finance function, financial flows inan enterprise with an objective to maximize its wealth. With that basic objective in view, the course wouldenable the participants to have an appreciation of:

Finance Function in an enterprise and its financial objectives Financial Information Flows: Commercial Accounting and Government accounting Financial Statements: Understanding and analysis Management accounting information flows: Cost concepts, cost classification and cost

information for decision making Financial tools and techniques for financial planning, project appraisal, performance evaluation

and control Investment Planning

Syllabus

Finance Function in an Enterprise: Organisation Objective Forms of Organisations

Financial Information Flows: Commercial accounting and Government accounting Financial Accounting and Management Accounting

Financial Statements : Understanding and Analysis Financial Position Analysis Financial Earnings Analysis

Cash Flows Analysis Ratio Analysis for Planning and Control Cost Concepts, cost-volume-Profit-Analysis, Costing for Decision Making Investment Planning and Investment Appraisal Techniques

Essential Readings

Nand Dhameja & K S Sastry, Finance and Accounting for Managerial Competitiveness, WheelerPublishing

Das S.K., Rethinking Public Accounting: Policy and Practice of Accounting in Government, Oxford2006

Suggested Readings

S K Bhattacharaya and John Dearden, Accounting for Management, Text & Cases, VikasPublishing House

Prasana Chandra, Financial Management, Theory and Practice, Tata McGraw Hills, New Delhi K S Sastry and Nand Dhameja, The Practice of Management Accounting, Wheeler Publishing Weston J.F & E F Brigham, Managerial Finance, Holt Rinehart and Winston An ILO Programmed Book, How to Read Balance Sheet, Oxford & IBH Publishing Company Khan M. Y., Indian Financial System, Tata Mc Graw hill, New Delhi, 2007


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E.4 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Course Incharge: Prof. Bharati Sharma

Objectives

To enable the participants to understand the significance of human resources in organisations. To familiarise the participants with the tools for developing human resources for organisatioal

effectiveness. To provide knowledge and skills to apply Human Resource Development mechanisms in administration

Pedagogy

Lecture-cum-discussion method will be used. Theoretical exposure will be followed by analysis of

practical cases relating to various facets of HRD in organisations.

Syllabus

Recent Trends in HRD Integrating HR Strategy to Business/Organizational Strategy Competency Mapping Recruitment, Selection and Induction Training and Development Performance Management Mentoring Employee Retention and Managing Separation

Essential Readings

K. Aswathappa, Human Resource Management and Personnel Management: Text and Cases, TataMcGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi.

Edwin B. Flippo, Personnel Management, Mcgraw Hill Book Company, New York.

Suggested Readings

Arun Monappa, Managing Human Resources, Macmillan India Limited, New Delhi. David A. Decenzo and Stephen P., Robbins, Personnel/Human Resource Management, Prentice Hall, New

Delhi. Udai Pareek and T.V. Rao, Designing and Managing Human Resource System with Special Emphasis on

HRD, Oxford & IBH, New Delhi.


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E.5 MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Course Incharge: Prof. Nand Dhameja and Prof. Rakesh GuptaObjectives

To provide an overview of the importance of infrastructure management as necessitated by the economicdevelopment Indian and International context

To discuss policy perspectives relating to infrastructure development To familiarize with the issues relating to development of physical infrastructure

Syllabus

Economic Reforms and Infrastructure Development Sectoral Infrastructure Development i.e. Transport, Power, Water Supply and Sanitation

Formulation and Approval of Infrastructure Projects Financing Issues in Infrastructure, Projects Management and Development Public-Private Partnership Approaches for Economic Development

Readings

Savas E.S., Privatisation and Public Private Partnerships, Affiliated East-West Press Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,2001.

World Bank, Infrastructure for Development, World Development Report (Washington D.C. 1994). Gary Bond & Laurence Cariee (1994), Finance for Private Infrastructure, Project Discussion Paper, 23

(Washington D.C.) (International Finance). Planning Commission Guidelines relating to Infrastructure, Feasibility Studies and Public Private

Partnership.

Cente for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Infrastructure, May, 2006. Report of the Core Group; Financing of the National Highway Development Programme, The Secretariate

for the Committee on Infrastructure, Planning Commission, GOI (2006). Antonio Estache, Vivien Foster, and Quenvin Wodon, Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reforms

Learning from Latin America Experience (The World Bank), Washington, D.C., February, 2002. Public Sector Restructuring and Privatisation including Urban Infrastructure and Public Service finance by

Dhameja and Sastry, Kanishka Publishers, 2002.


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E.6 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Course Incharge: Prof. Rakesh GuptaObjectives

To familiarize with Management Approaches for Effective Decision Making To have an understanding of Project Management and Project Appraisal and Evaluation Techniques To discuss Operations Research Technique in Decision Making, and To have an overview of Inventory Management and Control Techniques

Syllabus

Systems Approach to Management- Management by Objective (MBO)- Decision Making Approach

Quantitative Techniques/Applications in Management- O.R. Approach to Problem Solving- Linear Programming Applications- Transportation, Assignment and Replacement Models- Job Sequencing- Game Theory

Project Management- Project Life Cycle- Project Planning, Formulation and Appraisal- Project Implementation

- PERT/CPM- Resource Management: Levelling and Allocation- Time Cost Trade Off

Inventory Management and Control Techniques

Essential Readings Buffa, Elwood S., Operations Management: Problems and Model, New York: John Wiley, 1972. Swarup, Kanti, P.K. Gupta and Man Mohan, Operations Research, New Delhi: Sultan Chand. Prasana Chandra, Projects Formulation and Appraisals, Latest Edition.

Suggested Readings

Srinath, L.S., O.R. for Executives, Affiliated East West Press Ltd., 1994. Levin, Richard I. and Charles A. Kirkpatrik, Quantitative Approaches to Management, Tokyo: McGraw Hill,

Kogakusha, 1978. Charles, A. and W.W. Cooper, Management Models and Industrial Applications of Linear Programming, (2

Vols.), New York: John Willey, 1961. Gopalakrishnan, P. and M.S. Sandilya, Inventory Management: Text and Cases, Delhi: Macmillan, 1978.

Singh, Jagjit, Operations Research, Harmondsworth: Penguin Book, 1971. Swarup, Kanti, Introduction to Operations Research, New Delhi: Sultan Chand, 1988. Sasieni, Maurice, Arthur Yaspan and Lawrence Friedman, Operations Research: Methods and Problems,

New York: John Willey, 1959. Moder and Philips, Project Management with CPM and PERT, New York: Van Nostrand, 1970 (2nd Ed.). Ward, R.A., Operational Research in Local Government, London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1964.


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E.7 SERVICE LAW

Course Incharge: Dr. Lokendra Malik

Objectives

On completion of the stream participants will be able to:

Explain the concepts, principles and legal provisions relating to service matters Discuss the adjudication process of service matters Discuss the recent developments in the field of service law in India

Syllabus

Regulation of Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Servants Reservation of Posts Tenure of Office and Disciplinary Proceedings

Probation Promotions Seniority Prosecution of Civil Servants Remedies available to aggrieved Government Servants Other Issues

Essential Readings

Jois, Justice M. Rama, Services under the State, ILI, 2007. Kumar, Narendra, Law Relating to Government Servants and Management of Disciplinary Proceedings,

Allahabad Law Agency.

Suggested Readings

Pal, Samaraditya, Service Law Relating to Government and Public Undertakings, 2004 Edn. Wadhva & Co. Soonavala, Supreme Court on Service Laws, 3rd Edn., 2003, Lexis Nexis Wadhva. Srinivasan, S.T.: Kulshresthas Service Law and Constitutional Remedies. Mallick, M.R.: Service Law in India, Eastern Book Co.


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E.8 SOCIAL JUSTICE AND GAPS IN PUBLIC POLICY

Course Incharge: Prof. Sushma Yadav

Objectives

To appreciate the significance of social justice for social, economic and political development. To understand various forms of discrimination and exclusion. To update knowledge about theory and research in the subject and to consider their implications for

interventions and policy. To examine challenges thrown up by globalization and the goal of MDGs in the Indian context. To suggest strategies and policy option to promote equality for building a fair and just society.

Syllabus

Social Justice: Concept and Philosophy Exclusion and Denial: A Critical Inquiry

Ethics, Equity, and Social Justice: The Indian Constitutional Approach Ambedkars Quest for Social Justice Reservation Policy: Intent and Content Affirmative Action and Inclusion: The Global Experience Policy for Inclusive Development

Essential Readings

Cecilia, Wainryb, Judith G. Smetana, Elliot Turiel, Social Development, Social Inequalities and SocialJustice, CRC Press, 2007.

Sukhadeo, Thorat, Dalits in India: Search for a Common Destiny, Sage Publications Ltd., 2009. P.S. Krishnan, Empowering Dalits for Empowering India: A Road Map, IIPA and Manak Publications, New

Delhi, 2009. Sukhadeo Thorat & Narendra, Kumar, In Search of Inclusive Policy: Addressing Graded Inequality, New

Delhi & Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2008.

Suggested Readings

Gary Stanley, Becker, Thomas Sowell, Walter Block, Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Walker, Discrimination,Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity: An Economic and Social Perspective, Fraser Institute, 1991.

James Massey, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: A Study in Just Society, New Delhi: Manohar Publications, 2003. D.C. Sah & Y. Sisodia, Tribal Issues in India, Jaipur: Saujanya Books, 2004. Arvind, Sharma, Reservation and Affirmative Action: Models of Social Integration in India and the United

States, Sage, 2005. Thomas, Sowell, Affirmative Action Around the World: An Empirical Study, Yale University Press, 2005.

Sushma, Yadav, Social Justice: Ambedkars Vision, New Delhi: IIPA, 2006. Francis Beckwith and Todd E. Jones, Affirmative Action: Social Justice or Reverse Discrimination?

Prometheus Book, University of Michigan, 2008. John M., Alexander, Capabilities of Social Justice: The Political Philosophy of Amartya Sen and Martha

Nussbaum, Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 2008. Amartya Sen, The Idea of Justice, Penguin, Allen Lane, USA, 2009


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E.9 SOCIAL SECTOR REFORMS

Course Incharge: Dr. Girish Kumar

Objectives

To familiarize the participants with the imperatives of reforms in social sector particulars education andhealth.

To sensitize them to the role of multiple stakeholders and new institutional management structure.

Syllabus

Social Sector Reforms: An Overview of Policies and Programmes Models of Reforms in Health and Education Impact of Globalization and Decentralization Partnership with Other Stakeholders Health Insurance Social Security, Housing

Essential Readings

Vaguet, Alan (ed.) (2009), Indian Health Landscapes under Globalization, New Delhi, Manohar. Kumar, Girish (ed.) (2009), Health Sector Reforms in India, New Delhi, Manohar. Misra, Rajiv, et. al.(2003), India Health Report, Delhi, OUP. Quadeer, Imrana, Kasturi Sen, Nayar K.R. (ed.) (2001), Public Health and the Poverty of Reforms: The

South Asian Predicament, New Delhi, Sage. Dreze, Jean; Sen, Amartya (1995), Indias Economic Development and Social Opportunity, New Delhi,

Sage. Rao, Mohan (ed.) (1999), Disinvesting in Health The World Banks Prescription for Health, Sage, New

Delhi.

Suggested Readings

Aggarwal, Aradhna (2010), Impact Evaluation of Indias Yeshasvani Community Health InsuranceProgramme, Health Ecoomics, Vol. 19, p. 5-35

Chatterjee, Mirai (2004), Social Security through Health Insurance, Seminar, 541, Sep., p. 44-48. Rao, Sujatha (2004), Health Insurance, Concepts, Issues and Challenges, Economic and Political Weekly,

39(34), 21 Aug., p.3835-844. Ahuja, Rajeev and De, Indranil (2004), Health Insurance for the Poor: Need to Strengthen Health Care

Provision, Economic and Political Weekly, 39(41), 9 Oct., p. 4501-503. Citizens Report on Governance & Development (2008-09), Social Watch India, Danish Books, New Delhi Decentralised Delivery of Health Care: International & Indian Experiences (2004), Observer Research

Foundation & Forum of Federations, New Delhi Kumar, Girish (2003), Promoting Public-Private Partnership in Health Services, Economic and Political

Weekly, July 19, pp.3041-45. Rana, K.; Abdur, Rafique; Sengupta, Amrita, The Pratichi Education Report, No.1, TLM Books, Delhi. Gopalakrishnan, R.; Sharma, Amita, 1998, Education Guarantee Scheme in Madhya Pradesh: Innovative

Steps to Unviversalise Education, Economic and Political Weekly, EPW, Vol.33, No.39, pp.1546-59. Vyasulu, Vinod, Panchayats, 2003, Democracy and Development, Rawat Publication, Jaipur.


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E.10 XI TO XII FIVE YEAR PLAN APPROACH, STRATEGY,

THRUST AREAS, ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

Course Incharge: Prof. K.K. Pandey and Dr. Kusum Lata

Objectives

To describe approach of planning adopted under successive five year plans in India. To examine strategies developed under XI Five Year Plan in the light of respective thrust areas. To analyse achievement of XI Five Year Plan with a particular reference to Mid-term appraisal of the

plan. To examine thrust areas and strategy being developed by Govt. of India for XII Five Year Plan.

Syllabus

Successive Five Year Plans

Planning and policies Planning and Implementation Sectoral Planning Socio-economic, environmental and inclusive planning. Emerging area of planning Mid-Term Appraisal Inter-state Planning Mechanism of Five Year Plans Local Planning of Five Year Plans.

Essential Readings XI Five Year Plan. Mid-Term Appraisal of XI plan Approach Paper for XII Five Year Plan Economic Survey 2010-11

Suggested Readings Report on Indian Urban Infrastructure & Services, March 2011, report submitted by High Powered

Committee chaired by Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia. Following Reports of Planning Commission:

(i) Annual Report to the People on Infrastructure 2009-10.(ii) Monitorable Targets & milestones for 2010-11 Infrastructure Sector(iii) A hundred small steps Report of the committee on Financial Sector Reform.(iv) Report of the High Level Group on Services Sector(v) Engendering Public Policy: A report on the work of the Working Group of Feminist Economists during

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Urban Sectors

Course Incharge: Prof. K.K. Pandey and Dr. Sachin ChowdhryObjectives Understand the complexities in the implimantation of flagship programmes. Evaluate slided programmes from Urban and Rural Sector Drive lessons for future policy derive Directions

Content

Rural Sector National Rural Employment Guarntee Scheme PM Gram Sadak Yojana Targetted Public Distribution System

Urban Sector Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna. Rajiv Avas Yojana

Essential Readings

Guidelines of Respective Programmes Chambers, Robert, Rural Development: Putting the Last First, Harlow: Longman, 1998. Shepherd, Andrew, Sustainable Rural Development, London: Macmillan, 1998. Planning Commission, Task Force for XI Five-Year Plan. National Commission on Urbanisation 1988.

Suggested Readings Website of Ministry of Urban Development Website of Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and NIUA Website of Ministry of Rural Development Handbook of Urbanisation in India by K.C. Sivaramakrishnan, A. Kundu and B.N. Singh, 2007, Oxford

University Press, New Delhi. Rao, P.S.N., (2006), Urban Governance and Management, New Delhi: IIPA and Kanishka Publication.