Department
of Political Science
University
of Ghana
POLI
362: Development Administration
Second
Semester, 2013/2014
Dr. Emmanuel Debrah
Course
Overview and Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to introduce students
to the major issues, concepts, problems and theories associated with
development administration. It examines efforts developing countries are making
to administer their development programs and how to improve their administrative
systems that will expand the possibilities of their citizens. To this end, the
course focuses on the processes and strategies for the administration of
development in the developing societies. It begins on the operating premise
that no singular factor such as political, economic, sociological explanations,
as commonly found in theories of development economics and administration are
adequate in explaining the myriad problems and efforts being made to improve
the economic, political and social systems toward a better or more humane life
for the people in the developing world. Specifically, the course addresses the
following critical issues and concerns in the discipline:
Outline
1. What is development? The goal here is to interrogate the various
theories and paradigms in the development literature. It identifies the characteristics
of developing countries and offers explanation to the growing underdevelopment
of this part of the world.
2. Trends and issues in development administration. Attempt is made to
examine the necessity for pursuing development programs in the developing
societies.
3. What are the prescribed strategies for administering development in
the developing world? Some have advocated Planning, administrative and
institutional reforms, and decentralization in the public sector.
4. What is the prevailing development situation in the developing
world? Why is Poverty phenomenon a developmental issue? In what different ways
have the poverty situation been tackled?
5. Corruption is regarded as endemic in developing world. Can this
phenomenon explain the increasing underdevelopment in the developing societies?
6. How can the development deficits in developing societies be dealt
with head-on?
Prescribed Textbook:
Polinaidu, S.
2004. Public administration. New Delhi: Galgotia Publications Ltd. pp.
559-590.
Readings
Handelman, Howard.
2003. The challenges of third world
development 3rd ed. Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River.
World Bank.
2000. “New Directions in Developing Thinking” and “Decentralization: Rethinking
Government” in Entering the 21st century:
World Development Report 1999/2000. Oxford University Press: New York.
World Bank.
2001. World Development Reports,
2000-2001: Attacking Poverty. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Todaro, M.P.
2000. Economic Development in the 3rd
world. New York: Longman.
Republic of
Ghana. 2009. Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy II
Republic of
Ghana. 2005. Ghana Poverty Reduction strategy I
Dwivedi, O. P.
1994. Development Administration: From
Underdevelopment to Sustainable Development. New York: St Martin’s Press.
Riggs, Fred.
1971. Frontiers of Development: From
Underdevelopment to Sustainable Development. Longman: New York.
Rondenelli, D. A.,
and Cheema, G. 2003. “Analyzing Decentralization Policies in developing
Countries: a Political-economy framework”. Development
and Change 20(1):57-87.
Republic of
Ghana. 2003. National Decentralization
Action Plan: Towards a Sector-Wide Approach for Decentralization Implementation
in Ghana, 2003-2005. Tema: Ghana Publishing Corporation.
Conyers, D.
2007. “Decentralization and Service Delivery: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa”.
IDS Bulletin 38 (1):18-32.
Gerald Caiden.
1988. ‘The Vitality of Administrative Reforms’. International Review of the Administrative Science. 54: 330-433.
Jrisast, J. E.
1988. Administrative Reform in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective
‘. Public Administration and Development.
8:80-90.
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