First Year: Semester I

First Year: Semester II

Second Year: Semester I

Second Year: Semester II

Third Year: Semester I

Third Year: Semester II

Fourth Year: Semester I

Fourth Year: Semester II

1. Public Administration: Meaning, Nature, Scope and Significance; Public and Private Administration; Approaches to the Study of Public Administration; Paradigms of Public Administration; Public Administration and Other Social Sciences.

2.Concepts of Public Administration: Power and Authority; Hierarchy; Division of Work; Co-ordination; Span of Control; Unity of Command; Line and Staff; Centralisation and Decentralisation; Departmentalisation.

3.Organisation: Formal and Informal Organisation.

4.Organisation Theories: (a) Classical Theories: Scientific Management and F. W. Taylor; Administrative Management and Henry Fayol; Bureaucracy and Max Weber. (b) Neo-Classical/Behavioural Theories: Human Relations Movement and Elton Mayo. (c) Modern Theories: Systems Theory and Contingency Theory.

5.Processes of Organisation: Motivation; Leadership; Communication; Decision-Making.

1.Barber, Michael P. Public Administration, London: The English Language Book Society and M & E Ltd., 1978.

2.Barnard, Chester I. The Functions of the Executive, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1968.

3.Chandler, Ralph C. and Jack C. Plano. The Public Administration Dictionary, Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 1988.

4.Corson, John J. and Joseph P. Harris. Public Administration in Modern Society, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1963.

5.Frederickson, H. G. New Public Administration, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1980.

6.Golembiewsky, R. T. Public Administration as a Developing Discipline, New York: Marcel Dekkar, 1977.

7.Gortner, Harold F. Administration in the Public Sector, Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 1977. 11. Kapur A.C, Principles of Political Science

8.Gullick, Luther H. and Lyndell Urwick. Papers on the Science of Administration, New York: Institute of Public Administration, 1937.

9.Heffron, Florence. Organization Theory and Public Organizations: The Political Connection, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1989.

10.Henry, Nicholas. Public Administration and Public Affairs, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1989.

11.Hicks, Herbert G. and C. Ray Gullett. Organizations: Theory and Behavior, Singapore: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975.

12.Hughes, Owen E. Public Management and Administration: An Introduction, London: Macmillan Press Ltd., 1994.

13.Huque, Ahmed Shafiqul. Paradoxes in Public Administration: Dimensions of Development, Dhaka: University Press Limited, 1990.

14.Jack Rabin, Bartley Hildreth and Gerald Miller (Eds.) Handbook of Public Administration, New York: Marcel Dekkar, 1989.

15.Kast, Fremont E. and James E. Rosenzweig. Contingency Views of Organization and Management, Chicago: Science Research Associates, Inc. 1973.

16.Kast, Fremont E. and James E. Rosenzweig. Organization and Management: A Systems and Contingency Approach, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1985.

17.Khan, Haroon A. Public Administration: An Introduction, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1997.

18.Khan, Mohammad Mohabbat. Bureaucratic Self-Preservation: Failure of Major Administrative Reform Efforts in the Civil Service of Pakistan, Dhaka: University of Dhaka, 1980.

19.Lane, Frederick S. Current Issues in Public Administration, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1994.

20.Maheshwari, S. R. Administrative Thinkers, New Delhi: Macmillan India Limited, 1998.

21.McCurdy, Howard E. Public Administration: A Synthesis, Sydney: Cummings Publishing Company, 1977

22.Nigro, F. and L. Nigro. Modern Public Administration, New York: Harper & Row, 1977.

23.Ostrom, Vincent. The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1974.

24.Pugh, Derek S. and David J. Hickson. Writers on Organizations, England: Penguin Books, 1996.

25.Shafritz, Jay M. (Ed.) Defining Public Administration, Colorado: Westview Press, 2000.

26.Shafritz, Jay M. and Albert C. Hyde (Eds.) Classics of Public Administration, Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1992.

27.Simon, H. A.; D. W. Smithburg and V. A. Thompson. Public Administration, New York: Alfred Knopf, 1950.

28.United Nations. Rethinking Public Administration: An Overview, New York: United Nations, 1998.

29.Weber, Max. From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, Translated by H. H. Gerth and C. Wright Mills, New York: Oxford University Press, 1962.

30.White, L. D. Introduction to the Study of Public Administration, New York: The Free Press, 1926.

Political Science: Meaning, Nature, Scope of Political Studies. Methods- Historical, Observational, Experimental & Comparative. Relationship with other Social Sciences. Significance of the Study of Political Science.

State: Meaning & Elements, Nature, Functions, Purpose & End of the State.

Origin & Development of State: Sovereignty-Meaning & Characteristics, Monism and Pluralism. Law- Meaning, Source, Kinds, Theories on Origin & Nature of Law.

Liberty, Equality & Rights: Liberty-Meaning, Nature & Kinds, Equality-Meaning, Nature & kinds, Relationships between Liberty & Equality. Rights- Meaning, Nature, Kinds, Theories on Rights, , Protection of Rights. Justice - Meaning, Nature, kinds.

Political Obligation: Meaning & Nature. Revolution- Meaning & Nature,

Nationalism, Internationalism: Meaning and Nature

Revolution: Meaning and Nature.

1.Rymond G Gettle , Political Science, Boston:Ginn and Co.,1910

2.J.W Gearner, Introduction to Political Science, NY: American Book Com., 1910

3.Alan Ball, Modern Politics and Government, London : Macmillan Press,1977

5. Laski H.J, A Grammar of Politics, London, Allen & Unwin Ltd.,1931

6.K.C Wheare, Modern Constitutions, London: Oxford University Press, 1952

7. Harris , Foundations of Political Science.

8. Rodee Anderson & Christo ( ed.), Introduction to Political Science

9. Ton. De Vos, Introduction to Politics

10.Johari J.C, Principles of Modern Political Science.

11. Kapur A.C, Principles of Political Science

 

4 Hours/Week, 4 Credits

1.Introduction to Public Personnel Administration: Meaning, Scope and Importance of Personnel Administration, Approaches & Challenges, Historical Development of Personnel Administration.

2. Human Resources Planning (HRP): Definition; Approaches to HRP; Recruitment; Selection; Transfer; Promotion; Recruitment and Selection , Bangladesh Public Service Commission Civil Service.

3.Training and Development: Concept and Definition; Education and Training; Objectives; Importance; Types; Methods; Assessment of Training Needs; Career Management. Career Planning.

4. Motivation-Definition, Importance, Theories of Motivation

5. Performance Appraisal: Conceptual Issues; Methods; Problems; Annual Confidential Report in Bangladesh.

6. Compensation: Wages and Salary Administration, Objectives, Importance, Factors Affecting Wage and Salary; Pay Structure in Bangladesh Civil Service; Retirement and Pension.

7. Job Analysis & Job Evaluation: Job Description and Job Specification, Concept of job evaluation, Processes and Methods.

8.Labour-Management Relations: Trade Unions; Collective Bargaining/Participative Management.

Suggested readings will be given by the concern teacher.

3 Hours/week, 3 Credits

1.Introduction to Local Government: Meaning; Principles and Characteristics; Rationale; Types and Models of Local Government. Difference between local and local self government.

1. Decentralisation and People’s Participation: Meaning; Types; Importance.

2. Local Government in British Period (1870-1947): Evolution of Local Government in British India; Various Acts e.g., Chowkidary Panchayet Act 1870, 1882, 1885; Report on the Decentralisation Committee 1907-1909; Morley-Minto Reforms; Montageu-Chelmsford Reforms; Bengal Village Local Government Act 1919; Leving Report 1913-14.

3. Local Government in Pakistan Period (1947-1971): Basic Democracies Order of Ayub Khan.

4. Local Government in Bangladesh: (a) Central-Local Relations; (c) Local Level Planning; (d) Local Government Finance; (e) Local Government Reform Commissions/Committees.

Abedin, Nazmul. Local Administration and Politics in Modernizing Societies: Bangladesh and Pakistan,

Dhaka: Oxford University Press, 1973.

Ahmed, Ali. Administration of Local Self-Government in Rural Areas in Bangladesh, Dhaka: NILG, 1979.

Alderfer, Harold F. Local Government in Developing Countries, New York: McGraw-Hill Company, 1964.

Ali, A. M. M. Shawkat Politics, Development and Upazila, Dhaka: NILG, 1986.

Ali, S. Maqsood. Decentralisation and People’s Participation in Bangladesh, Dhaka: NIPA, 1981.

Cheema, G. S. and D. A. Rondinelli (Eds.) Decentralisation and Development: Policy Implementation in

Developing Countries, Baverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1983.

Choudhury, M. A. Local Government in Rural East Pakistan,

Hye, Hasanat Abdul. Local Level Planning, Dhaka: NILG,

Shrestha, Tulsi Narayan. The Concept of Local Government and Decencentralization, Kathmandu: Ratna

Pustak Bhandar, 1996.

Siddiqui, Kamal. Local Governance in Bangladesh: Leading Issues and Major Challenges, Dhaka:

University Press Limited, 2000.

Siddiqui, Kamal. Local Government in Bangladesh, Dhaka: University Press Limited, 1994.

Siddiqui, Kamal. Local Government in South Asia: A Comparative Study, Dhaka: University Press Limited,

1991.

Siddiqui, Noore Alam. Decentralisation and Development: Theory and Practice in Bangladesh, Dhaka:

University of Dhaka, 1997.

Tepper, Eliot. Changing Patterns of Administration in Rural East Pakistan, Michigan: Michigan State

University, 1966.

Tinker, Hugh. Foundations of Local Self-Government in India, Pakistan and Burma, London: Athlone Press,

1954.

16. Martin & Humes, The Structure of local government

1. Philosophy of the Constitution: Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and its Provisions Relating to Public Administration.

2. Historical Background of Public Administration in Bangladesh: (a) The Structure and Organization of Public Administration in British India; (b) State of Public Administration in United Pakistan (c) Three Branches of Government and Their interrelationship; (d) Secretariat Set- up, Ministries, Divisions, Departments, Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Bodies/Agencies- Structure, Functions and Relationship; (e) Field Administration in Bangladesh: District and Thana Administration- Structure, Functions, Control and Coordination. (f) Public Administration System in Bangladesh.

(c)Administrative Reforms; (d) Corruption. (c) Administrative

3. Bureaucracy: Historical background of Bangladesh Civil Service, Generalist-specialist controversy, Politics-administration dichotomy

4. Administrative Reforms:Different Commissions/Committees (d) Corruption, Strategy for Anti- corruption

5. Role of the Central Personnel Agencies: The Ministry of Establishment and Bangladesh Public Service Commission.

6. Public Corporation: Problems and Prospects.

1.Muneer Ahmed, A Hand Book Of Public Administration.

2.Inayatullah (Ed), Bureaucracy & Development in Pakistan;

3.M.M.Khan & Zafarullah ( ed ) , Politics & Bureaucracy in New Nation Bangladesh.

4.Ahmed , Ali, Role of Higher Civil Servants in Bangladesh.

5.Chowdhury. M. A , The Civil Service in Pakistan.

6.Haque. A N M S, Administrative reform in Pakistan

7.Chowdhury M, Pakistan Its Politics & Bureaucracy

8.La Palambora , Bureaucracy & Development

9.Rahman S , Administrative elite in Bangladesh

10..Khan Mahabbat , Politics of Administrative reform in Bangladesh

11. P.N. Banerzee, Public Administration in Ancient India.

12.Md.Asaduzzaman,Bangladesher Lokproshashon(Bangla)

13.A TM Obaidullah

Introduction to CPA: Meaning; Scope; Significance; Problems of Comparison.

Approaches to the Study of CPA; Models of Developed and Developing Countries; Common Administrative Patterns of Developing Countries.

Philosophical and Normative Dimensions: Socialist, Democratic and Prismatic Views of Administration.

Public Administration in Japan and India.

Public Administration in the West: UK, USA, France - Administrative Evolution; Method of Recruitment; Classification, Organisation and Structure of Civil Services; Reforms in the Civil Services; Nature of Politics-Administration Dichotomy; Institutional Arrangement for Training of Civil Servants.

 

Suggested readings will be prescribed by concerned teacher.

1.Understanding Governance, Contemporary Debute Significance and Conceptual link. Towards a Theory of Governance Putting Governnance into Perspective

2.State of Gjovernance, Vision, Commitment and Governancce Capacity with Special Reference to Bangladesh Antonomy of State and Dominant Interests Patterns of Governance in Bangladesh Rent-Seeking Behaviour and Governance Institutional Capacity Approach to Governance Governance Capacity in Bangladesh.

3.Regime Change and Effective Governance States and the Distribution of Power in the Society Problems of Regime Change Change, Continuity and Governance Case Studies-How Does Problem of Regime Change Affect Effective Governance.

4.State-Business Relations and its Implication on Governance with Special Reference to Bangladesh. Growth of Business Class Nature of State-Business Relation Channels of Access and Influence Clientelism Default Culture-Origin and Causes Business-Politics-Growing Linkages in Bangladesh

5.Bureaucracy, Issue of Accountability, Transparency, Development and their Relations with Governance Nature of Bureaucracy-Their Origin, Class and Orientation Problems of Accountability Problems of Corruption Factors Inhibiting Transparency in Administration Pro or Anti-developmental Attitudes ?

6. Development Partners and the Agenda for Good Governance Development Partners-Bi-Lateral and Multi-lateral Volume and Nature of Development Assistance Development Partners - Their Focus and Priorities, Agenda for Good Governance-Concerns, Rationales Instruments and Ends.

7. Globalization, Economic Reform and Supply and Demand Side of Good Governance Globalization and Good Governance. Measuring the Optimum Level of Governance Demand Side or Good Governance. State and Market Failures and other Factors and Actors in the Context of Bangladesh. Supply Side of Good Governance-Institutions, Processes and Mechanisms Managing Reforms-Administrative Financial and Economic.

8. The Role of Politics in Governance Military Rule and Governance and Democracy Problems of Anti-Developmental Politics Political Culture-Paties, Parliament, Electronics Interest Groups and the Political System Crisis of Good Governance in Bangladesh.

1. Panandiker, P.V. (ed.). Problems of Governance in South Asia. UPL, 2000.

2. Sobhan, R, Towards a Theory of Governance UPL, 2000.

3. Haggard, S., The Politics of Governance: Lessons from the East Asian Crisis", Paper presented in the conference on Governance : Public Participation, Decentralization and Integity, Copenhagen, 1996

4. Alam, S.M.S, Tkhe State. Class Formation. and Development in Bangladesh. New York, University Press of America, Inc, 1995.

5. Haggard, S., Kaufman, R., "Economic Adjustment in New Demo racer', in Joan M. Nelson (ed.), Fragile Coalitions The Politics of Economic Adjustment. Washington D.C., Overseas Development Council, 1989.

6. Leftwich, A., "Government

7. Sobhan, R, Bangladesh Problems of Governance Dhaka, University Press Ltd, 1993.

 

Introduction: Relation between economics and politics, Growth of public finance, Role of government in mixed economy, positive and normative view in economics, need for public finance and private finance, central and local government finance, public sector in national income accounting.

Budgeting: Concept; Types; Budgetary Procedure; Politics of Government Budgeting in Bangladesh and Deficit Financing.

Fiscal and Monetary Policies: Objectives of Monetary policy, Anti-inflamationary fiscal policy

Accounting and Auditing: The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh, System of auditing of

government expenditure

Government Revenue : Revenue sources of government , objectives of taxation, characteristics of a good taxation system,

principle of taxation-benefit principle, ability to pay principle.

Taxation in Bangladesh : Structure and Growth, types of taxation, Canons of taxation, tax burden & VAT.

Foreign Aid in Bangladesh: Typology of foreign aid, Mechanisms of foreign aid

Agencies of Financial administration (domestic): Executive, Legislature, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning,

Parliamentary Committees,

International Financial Institutions: World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank, Islamic

Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme.

1. S.U. Patwaury, Financial Administration System in Bangladesh.

2. M..P.Todaro, Economic Development in the Third World, 3^rd edition, 1995.

3.Appleby:- Public Administration for a welfare state.

4.R. Goode, Government Finance in Developing countries, Brookings Institutions, 1984.

 

1) Purpose andobjectives of System Analysis

2) Social Psychology of Organization

3) Closed and Open Systems

4) Characteristics of Open Systems

5) System and Environment

6) Supra System, Super System, System and Sub-System

7) Work Simplification – purpose, methods and purpose.

8) Organizational Chart and Flow Charts – techniques and preparation of charts.

9) Forms Design. 10) Office Management.

Books will be recommended by concerned teacher.

Urbanization: Definition and Meaning, Development of Urbanization in developed and Developing Countries, Urban Growth and Economic Development, Rural-Urban migration, Urban Problems and the Problems of rapid urbanization.

Approaches to the study of Urban Affairs: The Urban-Politics Approach, The Urban – Administration Approach, Migration from rural to urban

Urban Government: Types of Urban Government, City Corporations, and Municipal Administration

Urban Planning: Aims and Horizons, the working of planning systems, methods of positive planning, political and organizational choices, problems of urban planning.

Urban Administration in Bangladesh: History of urbanization in Bangladesh, structure of urban administration, urban finance, Master plans for urban areas in Bangladesh, Urban development agencies- RAJUK, WASA, DESA

RDA, KDA.STA, Problems of urbanization in Bangladesh.

Urban Economic System: Methods of disbursement of funds, use of funds, Accountability of urban financial system.

1. Caraley, Demtrios, City Governments & Urban Problems, Prentice-Hall, NJ.

2. Geer, Scott, Urban Renewal and American Cities, Bobbs-Merrill.

3. Lindsay, John V., The City, New American Library, NY.

4. Stanley, David T., Managing Local Government Under Union Pressure, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC.

5. Sayre, Wallace S. and Kaufman, Herbert, Governing New York City, W. W. Norton, NY.

6. Flynn, Edward J., You're the Boss, Collier, NY.

7. Pressman, Jeffery L. and Wildavsky, Aron B., Implementation, UCP, Berkeley and Los Angeles.

8. Stren, Richard, Perspective on the City: Urban Research in the Developing World, CUCS, Toronto.

1. The Context of Public Management Understanding Public Sector Organizations the Roles and Value Base of the Public Sector.

2. The Study of Public Management The Traditional Model of Public Administration New Public Management

3. Role of the Government Need for a Public Sector Market Failure Basic Functions of Government instruments of Government

4. Strategic Management Strategy in the Public Sector Strategy in the Private Sector Strategic Management Strategic Planning Models

5. Performance Management Performance Management Context Performance Management Performance Management

6. Ensuring Quality Service Importance of Qui it of Service Measuring Quality Designing Quality Designing Qua1ity Evaluation System

7. Managing During Times of Change Understanding the change Process Planning and Managing Change Helping People Cope with Change

8. Problematical Nature of Public Management Reform Choice, competition consumers and Markets Standards Quality, Stakeholders and Motivation Accontabi1ity

9. Future of Public Sector Management Values and the Future Public Sector Management Ethics Buyers and Seller in New Public Sector Markets.

1. Sandra Nutley and Stephan P. Osborne, The Public Management Handbook. Essex: Longman, 1994.

2. Owen E. Hughes, Public Management and Administration: An Introduction, London: Macmi1lan 1994.

3. Norman Flynn, Public Sector Management, Hertfordshire, Hasverster/Wheatshfe, 1993.

4. Kester Issaac-Henrv et al. Management and Change in the Public Sector. Challenge and Change, London Chapman and Hall, 1993.

Administration reform – meaning, importance, strategies for administrative reform.

Major administrative reforms efforts – colonial legacy, administrative reform in the ICS and CSP.

Administrative reforms in Bangladesh Civil Service.

Reforms in Field Administration.

Reforms in the Pay Structure.

Politics of Administrative reform in Bangladesh – leadership of reform and reorganization bodies, dividing and weakening of political opposition to the regime, Monopolizing membership of reform bodies.

Bureaucratic and political resistance to major administrative reforms.

Major administrative reforms and role of international donors in Bangladesh.

 

Books will be suggested by the concerned teacher.

The concept of women development: its inception, evolution ( from WID to GAD), Its institutionalization both national and international . Gender and Sexuality: Politics of Sex and Sexuality.

Women’s Movements: Different schools – Liberal, socialist and radical feminism ; Theoretical and methodological debates – Feminism, Marxism, Eco feminism, Post modernism;

Women’s movement in Bangladesh: Organization, Issues and Agenda. UN initiatives towards women’s advancement: Conferences on women – heir outcome and follow-up process. Women and Politics Women and nationalist struggles with special emphasis on South Asia, Women in the structure of Politics, Electoral bodies, Judiciary, Women and political parties, Women as subject of politics, militarism and peace movement, Women as subject of politics (Gender planning in developing countries). Women in Administration: Women’s participation in the public and private administrative bodies. Empowerment of Women : Types and process of empowerment. Women and Human Rights: Violence against women – Dowry, Rape, Trafficking, Wife battering, Prostitution etc, Preventive measures, Legal rights of women: National and International instruments.

Situation of women in Bangladesh: Population, Education, Health and nutrition, Labor force, Poverty, Women in employment, Women in decision making etc.

Role of NGOs in ensuring the empowerment of women in Bangladesh

1.Salma Khan, The fifty percent: Women in Development and Policy in

Bangladesh,Dhaka,UPL,1992

2. B.L Marshall, Engendering Modernity: Feminism, Social Theory and Social Change,

Polity Press,UK,1988

3.Raunaq Jahan , Elusive Agenda Main Streaming Women in Development,UPL,Dhaka,1995

4.L. Genda ,The Creation Of Patriarchy,NY:1986

5.B. Nelson And Najma Choudhuiry, Women and Politics Worldwide, Yale University

Press.

6.Collection of Articles, Polity Reader of Gender, Polity Press. UK, 1994

7. Quddus, Abdul & Shakil, Mohammad Jahirul, Bangladesher Artho-Samajik Preksapote Narir Khamotayan: Somassa O

Sombabona (Bangla Book), 2002.

8. Simon De Beauvir, The Second Sex

1.Importance of Research in Social Science. 2.i) Basic Elements of Social Research. Concepts, Definitions, variables, Hypothesis, Theory, Ethics in Social Research. ii) Types of Social Research : Exploratory, Descriptive, Experimental, Explanatory. 3.Research Design : Selection of the problem, Review of the literature, Development of Hypotheses, Operationalization of the variables, methods of data collection, Analysis plan. 4.Methods of data collection : Construction of Interview Schedule, Questionnaires, Interviewing, Sampling. 5.Data Analysis : Coding, Manual Tabulation, Computer Tabulation, 6.Quantitative techniques and its use in Social Research. 7.The Research Report: Mechanism of Report Writing, The structure & Types of Research Report.

1.K. D. Balley - Methods of Social Research 2.Goods of Hatal - Methods in social Research 3.Herring - Research for public policy 4.Nanlin - Foundation of social Research 5.paul young - Scientific social surveys and Research 6.David Nachmlas & Chava Nachmlas - Research Methods in social Science. 7.M. H. Gopal - An Introduction to Research procedure in social science 8.Bernard S. Phillips - Social Research : Strategy & Tactics 9.C. F. Seltiz et, al. - Research Methods in social Relations 10.George A. Lundberg - Social Research 11.Herbert Hyman - Interviewing in social Research 12.BARD - Research Methodology for Rural Development.

 

Social change- Historical perspective, Tradition, modernity and social change, Social Typologies and their characteristics- Traditional and Modern, Planned social changes, Systems Theory and its relevancy to social change and Development.

Meaning of Development- Modernization, Marxist, Neo-Marxist view points and Multi-dimensional perception of development and implications. Factors of Development, Participation and Development, Major Actors/Partners in Development including role of Elite, Bureaucracy, Political parties, Military, and Gender, Changing perceptions of the role and function of development Administration in Bangladesh, Role of international donors and NGO’s in social change and Development.

1.Shanin, T. and Alavi, H. (eds), Introduction to the Sociology of Developing Societies.

2.Alavi, H. and Harriss, J. (eds), Introduction to Sociology of Developing Societies: South Asia

3.Stwart Corbridge, Capitalist World Development

4. Choudhury, L H., Social Change and Development Administration in South and South East Asia, 1978

5Talcott Parsons-Social System

6. Caroline Moser, Gender Planning and Development, 1992.

7. Kristen-Listergard, Gender issues in Development- A Practical Guide, 1993.

8. Task Force Reports, Vol. 1-lV

9. Ministry of Planning, G.B. 1992.

10. David Hulme and Turner, Sociology of Development

11. R.B. Jain (ed), NGO’s in Development, 1995 Swerdlow, Develpoment Administration concepts and problems.

12. David E Apter, The Politics of Modernization, Chicago, university of Chicago Press, 1965.

13. Finkle and Gable (eds), Political Development and Social Change, New York, Jhon Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1966.

14. Tony Spybey, Social Change, Development and Dependency: Modernity, Colonialism and Development, Oxford, Blackway Publishers, 1992.

Introduction: Concepts, prospects & problems of Rural Society of Bangadesh2. Rural Social Structure & Organization : Stratification patterns, Samaj and shalis, 3. Rural power structure : Traditional and New Emerging leadership pattern : Myth & Realty, the Evaluation of Local Government institution, politics of Local Government, and importance agencies of social control in rural society. 4. Rural Social Group & Institutions : Family, Marriage & Kinship patterns of Rural Society. 5. Adaptation of Modern Technologies in agricultural Production. 6.Rural Economy : Local Tenure Systems - Diversities & changes : Distribution of concentration of Land holdings 7.Transforming Agrarian Structure : i) Plea of land Reform ii) Theories of land Reform iii) Typology of land reform, basic changes 8.The Strategy of Rural Development: i) Problems of Rural Bangladesh and overview of rural community. ii) Technological change, The Theory & Measurement of Technological change. iii) Rural Works programme (RWP) / Food for works programme (FWP), Food for education programme v) Thana irrigation programme vi) Land Legislation and implementation vii) The Advent & role of the NGO's

Rural Institutionsd: BARD, IRDP, NGOS and rural development

N.B. The students will have to prepare individual or group reports on any issue of Rural development in Bangladesh.

1. Weltz, R. - Rural Development in changing World.

2. Zaide S. M. Hafeez - The village culture in transition

3. Jahangir B. K. - Gra manchale phanatantree Blkash

4. Hasnat Abdul Hye - Local level planning

5. Dumont Rone - Problems & Prospects for Rural development in Bangladesh.

6. Ali Azher - Rural development in Bangladesh

7. The world Bank - The Assoult on World Poverty (Baltmort : John Hope kins university press 1975)

8. Arther Raper - Rural development in action : Comprehensive Experiment at comilla (Cornel University press 1970)

9. The works of Akhter Hamidul Khan Vol-ii (Comilla BARD - 1983)

10. Steve Rose - "An evaluation Rural development programme in Bangladesh" in Journal of social studies 6 (1976)

11. Najmul Abedin - Local Administration + politics in Modernizing societies Bangladesh & Pakistan (Dhaka NIPA 1973)

12. Wahidul Haque it al - Towards a Theory of Rural Development (Bangkok : UN - Asian Development Institute 1975)

13. Harry W. Blawir - The Elusiveness of Equality : Institutional Approach to rural development in Bangladesh.

14. Tapper eillat - changing patterns of Administration in Rural Pakistan.

15. Report a) Commilla Academy b) Modernizing Rural Bangladesh .

 

1. Growth and development of public enterprises and their emergence as distinct type of organization.

2. Administrative and legal issues in their formation and in the maintenance of responsibility and accountability.

3.Nature of public enterprises . Reasons for their creation in Bangladesh. The question of nationalization and politico-social and economic context of nationalization . Role of public enterprises in national development with special reference to Bangladesh and other development countries.

4. Organization, structure and management : The nature and scope of enterprise management .

5. Relation with the government and other private organization among corporation themselves , between the corporation and the enterprise. Formulation of politic for public enterprises. personnel administration in public enterprises governmental personal administration recruitment, selection placement, promotion , employee benefit motivation and labour relations.

Financial administration - budgeting, costing, printing, marketing, sales, international trade operations, plans and programmers.

problems : public accountability- legislative, judicial and executive control over public enterprise. The question of autonomy. reporting, auditing, performance, evaluation and prospects.

1.Government and Political systems in South and South-East Asia: a) Society and Politics in South and South -East Asia in the colonial & post colonial era. b) Common political characteristics & systems, Political mobilization and the rise of Nationalism. c) Constitution and the nature of the Governments, Civilian, Military – Bureaucratic oligarchy. d) Instruments of Power and control, Institutionalization of Political Party, Bureaucracy and Interest Groups.2. Process of democratization, Economic development and relations between south and South-east Asia. The origins of the Public Bureaucracies in the South and South-East Asia.3. The civil Service Systems – Insdonessia, Malayasia , Civil-military dichotomy, a) Structure, Composition and Function of Central and Field Administration. b) Personnel Administration, Recruitment, Selection, Training & the role of central personnel Agency. 4.South & South-East Asian Regional & Economic Organizations - Their formation and future: SAARC, SAPTA, ASEAN, SAFTA

1.Doronila| :The State, economic Transformation & Political Change in the Philippines

2.Spencer: Srilanka

3.Boxter,CraigEd. Government & Politics in South Asia

4. Sar Desai,Dr Southeast Asia:Past and Present,1997

1.An examination of the hestory and characteristics of political doctrines which have had practialinfluence in the modern world :Liberalism, fabiamism, nationalism, imperialism, socialism, communism, colonialism, and neo-colonialism, fascism totalitarianism, democracy and neodemocracy.

2. The function and dynamics of public . politics in relation to development, Movement, ideologies and the struggle between politic. The role of militory and bureaucracy, Reform and revolution.

Project Management: Concepts & models –definition, features and types of project, elements and functions of project management, models of project management.

Different aspects of project: Projects as an alternative approach for development management, traditional management and project management features and difference.

Project management-Project Cycle: Project idea, project identification, Pre-feasibility: feasibility, approval, implementation and evaluation, project performance, performance indicators.

Project planning: Steps in project planning, Planning process-time planning, Manpower, CPM/PERT- network analysis, modern project planning systems , project planning methods.

Project Direction, Coordination and control- project direction. Communication in a project, project coordination, project control, scope/progress control, performance control, schedule control, cost corporal, methods of project control, additional factors in the control of project.

Project feasibility: Different Techniques land Tools: Financial Analysis. Economic Analysis, Managerial & Administrative feasibility Environmental feasibility, legal feasibility.

Project Monitoring: Approaches & techniques.

Project Evaluation: Objectives, types, methods.

Project development process in Bangladesh, Role of Planning Commission, Planning Units of concerned ministries, NEC, ECNEC, Donors/Development partners (bilateral & multilateral), NGOs. IMED

Resource Mobilization: Procedures for release of funds, financing projects under ADP.

Project management in Bangladesh: Problems and Issues with particular focus to ADP.

Environment and Development: Meaning, components, Im portance of Environment.

Sustainabble Development: Evolution of Environmentalism, Emergence, Meaning and Features of Development.

Ecology: Meaning, Typs, Components.

Environmental Issues in Bangladesh: Environmental issues that are facing Bangladesh and their solutions.

Environmental Initiativs in Bangladesh: Policies, plans and programmes of Government onEnviroment.

Inistitutional Make-up: Governmental Institutions on Environment.

Environment and NGO: Structure, Functions and Role of Different Environmental NGOs.

International and Regional Environmental Organization : Role of Different International and Regional Environmental Organizations (UN, world bank, SAARC, SACEP, ASEAN etc)

Environmental Conferences : Stockholm Conference 1972,Rio Conference 1992 and Johannesburg Conference 2002.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Ainun Nishat and mahfuz Ullah Bangladesh Environment Outlook 2001.

Atiq Rahman (ed) Environment and poverty.

Atiq Rahman and M. Ashraf Ali Peoples Report on Bangladesh Environment.

Atiq Rahman and Saleemul Haq (ed) Environment and Development in Bangladesh. Vol. 1 & 11.

Bangladesh Government National Environmental Management

Action Plan . Vol. 1,11,111, 1V &V.

Golam Monwar Kamal Enviornmental Bibliography of Bangladesh.

Environment Politics in Bangladesh

Towards Rural Development and Environment Conservation in Bangladesh.

Philip Gain Bangladesh Environment : Facing the 21 st Century

Quamrul Islam Chowdhury Bangladesh State of Environment Report 2000.

Department of Environment Environment Policy of Bangladesh

 

1. Political Economy: Assumption & Relevance, The Subject Matter of Political Economy, 2. History of Economic Analysis: Mercantilism, Collaberalism, Commercialism -Concept, Regulation of Economic Life, 3. Economic Growth & Development: Basic Ideas of Economic Growth and Development, Balanced & Unbalanced Growth. 4.Role of the State in Economic Development. 5. Development and Underdevelopment theory: a) Modernization b) Dependency theory c) Marxist thought of development d) Participation theory.

6. Sustainable Development: Environment and Poverty Alleviation 7 Agriculture - Agriculture and Economic Development Land reform in Bangladesh 8. Industrialization: Industrialization and Economic Development. Problems of Industrialization in Developing Countries. 9. International Political Economy: Foreign Aid & Capitalist Expansion in Third World Countries, Foreign Investment in Developing Countries. Role of Multinational Companies & International Financial Organization-World Bank, IMF, ADB,

10) Market Economy and Globalization.

Books Recommended:

1.Ghatak & Ingersent : Agricultural and Economic Development.

2.Eicher & Statz : Agricultural Development in the Third World

3.Todaro : Economic Development in the Third World

.4.Chandra : Industrialization & Development in the Third World.

5.Deane ; The State & Economic System.

.6.Kruger: Political Economy of policy reform in Developing Countries

7.Wells, Jr. : Third World Multinationals.

8.Borooah & Ploeg : Political Aspects of Economy

9. Sobhan R : The public Enterprise

Public Policy: Meaning, scope, significance and importance of public policy, the categories of public policy, politics & administration and public policy.

Policy Making: process of policy making; dynamics in policy formation; forces in the policy making process, roles of different agencies in policy making, conditions of the donors - IMF, WB, ADB. , Constraints in policymaking and policy implementation.

Models in Public Policy Analysis: Institutional Model, Elite Model, Rational Comprehensive Model,

Mixed scanning Model, Structure-functional Model, Group Model, Systems Model, Process Model, Incremental Model.

1.Policy Framework in Bangladesh

2.a) Compositions and functions of NEC, ECNEC, Planning commission & its Implementation, Monitoring & Evolution Division. 2.b) Procedures for processing of development projects in public & private sector, guidelines for the preparation of short & long term development projects. 2.c) Linkage between Planning & administration in Bangladesh; Role of top level bureaucrats & their interactions with policy makers & interest groups.

3.Analysis of Public Policy: a) Agricultural Policy b) Health Policy c) Energy Policy d) Education Policy

4. Parliamentary Control over Public Policy making

1.DYE, T. R., (1980), Understanding Public Policy, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall.

2.SAPRU, R.K., (1994), Public Policy: Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation, New Delhi: Sterling Publishers private Limited

3.MAHTAB, N., (1990), "Public policy : A Theoratical Perspective", LOC, Vol. 1, No. 1.

4.NIGRO, L.G. & Nigro, F. A., Modern Public Administration..

5.STOCKEY, E. and Zeckhuaser, R., (1978), A Primer for Policy Analysis, New York: Norton.

6.DUNN, William, N.,(1981), Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice- Hall.

7.Smith, T. B., (1973), "Policy Implementation Process", in Policy Science, 4.

8.Zafaullah H. (ed.) Policy Issues in Bangladesh. UPL

1.Background of the pre-British period : Pastition of Bengal in 1905 and the establishment of Muslim league in 1906

Beginning of Responsible government in British India under the government of India Act 1919, Federal System and provincial Autonomy under the government of India Act 1919 /1935.

2.pakistan Movement : Lahore Resolution 1940 , Cabinet Mission plan 1946 , Indian Independence Act 1947 , politic of constitution making in Pakistan, 1956.

3. Emergence of Bangladesh: Nationalism, Language, Movement, Six-point programme, United Front and 21 point programmer, Mass Movement and War of Independence.

4. Constitution Making in Bangladesh: Salient Features, Priciples of State Policy, Fundamental Rights.

5. Constitutional Amendments.

6. Caretaker Government.

7. Political Development in Bangladesh under different Regimes.

A. C. Kapoor Constitutional History of India

A . M.A . Muhith Bangladesh: Emergence of a Nation

Abul Fazl Haque Bangladesh shason Babostha row Raznity

Dilara Chowdhury Constitutional Development in Bangladesh

Emajuddin Ahmed Bangladesh Politics

G.W. Chowdhury Constitutinal Development in Pakistan

G.W. Chowdhury The Last Days of United Pakistan.

GOB Constitution of people's Republic of Bangladesh

K.B. Syeed Pakistan: The Formative Phase

K. B. Sayeed Political System of Pakistan

M.A. Chowdhury Government and Politics in Pakistan

Marcas Franda Bangladesh: The First Decade

Moudud Ahmed Bangladesh: Era of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Rounaq Jahan Pakistan : A Failure in National Integration

Bangladesh Politics Problems and Issues

Rounaq Jaha Bann

T. Maniruzzaman The Politics of Development, The case of Pakistan Bangladesh Revolution and its Aftermath Goup Interest and

Political Change: Bangladesh and India

T. Maniruzzaman Radical Politics and Emergence in Bangladesh Withdrawal of Army from Powers: A case Study Constitutional

History of India.

Zillur Rahman Khan Marital law of Martial Low.

 

1.Globalization: Concept; Nature; Aspects; Trends; Democratization; The community of Democracies; The concept of world community and its challenges;

2.The concept of international organization: Forms of international organizations; The United Nations-:origin and development of The UN since 1945, The UN organizations- UGC, USC, OC, ICJ, UNICEF; UN’s achievements and failures. Other international organizations: OIC, NAM, Commonwealth.

3.Development of capitalism: Competitive to monopoly, Industrial capital to finance capital imperialism; World capitalist system- center- periphery relations; World trade system, Trade liberalization GATT; Market economy vs protectionism and regionalism-NAFTA, AFTA; Different rounds of GATT, Dunkel text and structure of WTO, TRIM, TRIP, GATT; Uruguay Round and Agriculture; Uruguay Round and Multinational company or Mega corporations; Trade liberalization and WTO; Globalization of capital. World Bank IMF: Brettonwoods conference, Creation and Growth of the World Bank and The IMF Affiliated institutions and their functions (IDA, IFC etc.)- Their role in Third World development, Structural adjustment policies and their implications.

4.Neo International Economic order

Books Recommended:

1.P Hirst and G Thompson, Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance, Cambridge: Polity Press, 1996;

2.William W keller and Others, The Myth of Global Corporation, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998;

3.Howard F Didsbury (ed.) Global Economy: Today, Tomorrow and the Transition, Bethesda: World Future Society, 1985;

4.Frank J Fabozzi, Capital Markets: Institutions and Instruments, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall,1992;

5.C Raghavan, Recolonization: GATT, the Uruguay Round and the third World, Penang: Third World Network, 1991;

6.M Talalay, C Farrands and R Tooze (eds.) Technology, Culture and Competitiveness: Change and the World Economy, London: Routledge, 1997;

7.Ferdous Hossain, GATT theke WTO: punjir Antorjatikikaron O Tritiya Bishwer Rajnaitik Arthaniti (in Bengali), Dhaka: Progressive Publishers, 1996;

8.Anand G Ghandavarkar, The International Monitory Fund: Its Financial Organization and Activities,IMF, Washington,DC: IMF,1984;

9.K M Matin, Bangladesh and the IMF: An Exploratory Study, Dhaka: BIDS, 1986;

10.Shafique-uz-Zaman, " Is Structural Adjustment a Sufficient Condition for Private Foreign and domestic Investment?", Journal of International Relations, VOL.||, No.2, January-June,1995;

 

Students of the class will be divided into groups (each consisting of five members at most). The group members will be selected randomly at the beginning of the semester. Each group has to write an article / seminar paper on a selected topics. The course teacher will help the student to choose an appropriate topics and to write the article / seminar paper. The group will discuss the paper at the end of the semester where all students, course teacher and other teacher will be present. The students may be evaluated by the course teacher or jointly by the course teacher or by selected teachers. At the end of the semester, each student has to face a viva voce as per rule. The course will be equally distributed between seminar and vive voce.