Public Administration


PS5316    Seminar in Public Administration 
Modular Credits: 4 
Workload: 0-3-0-2-5 
Prerequisite(s): Nil 
Preclusion(s): Nil 
Cross-listing(s): Nil 

This seminar is designed for graduate students in any subfield of political science. The module examines the intellectual history of public administration and the basic issues that confront it today. The seminar pays particular attention to administrative responsibility and ethics and to the formulation and implementation of public policy. To this end, it will emphasise the nexus of public administration and politics.


PS5317    Seminar in Public Policy 
Modular Credits: 4 
Workload: 0-3-0-2-5 
Prerequisite(s): PS5111 
Preclusion(s): Nil 
Cross-listing(s): Nil 

This module surveys the major theories of public policy-making within the political science literature. It pays particular attention to theoretical frameworks for explaining public policy processes. Students will learn how different theoretical frameworks handle questions of stability and change in public policy, such as why some social problems get on the political agenda and others fail to receive the attention of government, and why some policies remain relatively stable over time and others change more frequently.


PS5501    Politics of Public Finance
Modular Credits: 4 
Workload: 0-3-0-2-5 
Prerequisite(s): Nil 
Preclusion(s): PS5206, PS6206 
Cross-listing(s): Nil 

This module discusses the significance of public finance and its basic concepts.  It also deals with the theories and principles of micro- and macro-economics with special reference to their application in the public sector’s financial decisions.  The emphasis is on various fiscal policies, budgeting techniques, and tax structures, and their social and economic implications.  Selected country cases are used to facilitate effective learning in financial management. Students interested in Public Administration are encouraged to read this module.

PS6501    Comparative Public Policy (Discontinued)

PS6502    Comparative Public Organisation Culture (Discontinued)

PS6503    Bureaucracy and Crisis Management (Discontinued)

 
PS6504    Public Administration Theory
Modular Credits: 4 
Workload: 0-3-0-2-5 
Prerequisite(s): Exposure to introduction to public administration. 
Preclusion(s): Nil
Cross-listing(s): Nil 

The teaching and learning objectives of this module are to examine various administrative theories and their limitations; to explain recent theoretical developments in public administration; and to analyse these theories and issues in relation to practical administrative systems in various regions and countries. The topics covered in this module include theoretical approaches to public organisation; new theories or models of public management; issues of administrative behaviour (e.g. decision making, leadership, ethics, accountability); limits of administrative theories; and relevance of western theoretical debates to non-western societies.


PS6505    Development Policy and Administration
Modular Credits: 4 
Workload: 0-3-0-2-5 
Prerequisite(s): Nil 
Preclusion(s): Nil
Cross-listing(s): Nil 

The teaching and learning objectives of the module are to introduce theories of development; to explain development policies and puzzles; to examine major current challenges faced by developing nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; and to identify viable development alternatives. The major topics will include development concepts and theories, sectoral development policies, institutional reforms for development, role of government and non-government organisations in development, development dilemmas and challenges, and future direction of development.
PS6505 Development Policy and Administration

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