Reference Books For Preliminary Examination Public Administration
1. Indian Administration – Ramesh K. Arora & Rajni Goyal.
2. Indian Administration – S.R. Maheswari.
3. Administrative Theory – Avasti & Avasti
4. Public Administration – Avasti & Maheswari.
5. Administrative Thinkers – R. Prasad and Prasad.
6. Administrative Thinkers – S.R. Maheswari.
7. Public Administration – Sadan and Sharma
8. Local Government – S.R. Maheswari.
9. New Horizons of Public Administration – Mohit Bhattacharya.
10. Public Administration Theory and concepts – Rumki Basu
11. Public Administration (Manual) (TATA MC Graw Hill) – Laxmikanth.
12. Indian Constitution – D.D. Basup (or) Pandey.
13. Public Administration and Public Affairs – Nicholas Henry.
14. Modern Public Administration – Nigro and Nigro.
General Reference Books for Public Administration
To put the subject in its proper context the historical development (evolution of public administration discipline) of the subject should be studied with great emphasis.
Public administration in theory and practice – M.P. Sharma and B.L Sadan
Public administration – Mohit Bhattacharya
Modern public administration – Nigro and Nigro
Theories and principles of administration : Administrative thinkers – Prasad & Prasad
Principles of management – Terry and Frankline
Administrative Behaviors: Managing organizational behavior – Paul Hersey & Kenneth Blanchard
Personal Administration – Public personal administration – O. Glennstal
Financial administration: Financial administration of India – M.J.K. Thavaray
Comparative administration : public administration a comparative perspective – Ferrel Heady or Comparative public administration – Ramesh
Control over administration : Public administration – Avasthi & Maheswari
Central administration in India: Central administration – A. Avasthi
Civil Services in India : Indian administration – S.R. Maheswari, State
District and local administration: State administration – J.D. Shukla
District administration — S. S. Khera
Local Government in India – S.R. Maheshwari
Laxmikant’s guide (for clearing conepts)
IGNOU Study Materials
IJPA articles on relevant topics
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