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Third Semester

BPA 301: Public Finance

The objective of this course is to provide foundations for general understanding about public finance.

Contents
  1. Public finance and Theory
    • Concept and scope of public finance
    • Theory of public goods: Public goods/Private goods, Public sector /Private sector
    • Social wants and merit wants
    • Externalities
    • Public Goods and allocation of resources
    • Recent issues in public finance
  2. Government Revenue
    • Concept and sources of government revenues
    • Principle of taxation- Canons of taxation & Equity principles
    • Types of Taxation, Taxation & economic development
  3. Public Expenditure
    • Concept of public expenditure
    • Objectives of public expenditure
    • Principle of maximum social advantage
  4. Public debt
    • Concept and sources of public debt
    • Need for public debt
    • Burden of public debt
    • Management of public debt
  5. Fiscal policy & Budget
    • Concept of fiscal policy and its importance
    • Concept of government budget
    • Budget cycle
    • Concepts of balanced vs deficit budget
References
  • Bhatia, H.L. (2010). Public Finance. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
  • Singh,S.K. (2010). Public Finance: In the Theory and Practice.New Delhi: S.Chand and company Pvt. Ltd.
  • Sundharam, KPM, Andley, K. K. (1998). Public Finance: Theory and Practice. New Delhi: S. Chand and company, Limited
  • Hockley, Grahamd (1979). Public Finance. London: Routledge and Kegan paul Ltd.
  • Taylor, Philip (1961). The Economics of Public Finance. Calcutta: Oxford and IBH Publishing Company.
  • David, Bruce F. & Duncombe, Bruce F. (1972). Public Finance. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc.
  • Tyagi, B.P. (2004). Public Finance. Meerut: Jai Prakash Nath & Co.
  • Mehta, J.K. (1975). Public Finance. Allahabad: Kitab Mahal.
  • Adhikari, Hari Prasad (2007). Public Finance. Kathmandu: Renuka Kattel.
  • Lekhi, R.K. & Singh, Joginder (2014). The Economics of Development and Planning.New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
  • Lekhi, R.K. (1995). Public Finance. New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
  • Singh, S.K. (2001). Public Finance. New Delhi: S. Chand & Company Limited.
  • Sundharam, K.P.M. & Andley, K.K. (2003). Public Finance: Theory and Practice. New Delhi: S Chand & Company Limited.
  • Kandel, Puspa Raj (2061). Nepalko Sarbjanik Bitta Vybasthapanka Khi Pakshyharu. Kathmandu:Buddha Publishers
  • Bista, Balgobinda (2061). Public Finance Theory and Practice. Kathmandu: Pairbi prakashan.
  • Joshi Shyam (2060). Public Economics. Kathmandu: Taleju Prakashan
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BPA 302: International Administration

The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the core aspects of international administration so that students can analyze the functioning of the contemporary international system. The course will also help students to identify emerging global issues faced by the present world. The course focuses on the dynamic nature of the subject matters.

Contents
  1. International administration
    • Concept, nature and scope of international administration
    • Modern state system
    • International organization
    • International law
    • International bureaucracy
  2. The United Nations System (UN)
    • The formation of the United Nations (UN)
    • Purpose of United Nations (UN)
    • Functions of United Nations (UN)
    • Accomplishments and functioning of United Nations (UN)
    • Role of specialized agencies        
  3. Regionalism and Regional Organizations
    • European Union (EU)
    • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
    • Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
    • Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
  4. Regional Cooperation in South Asia
    • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
    • Economic cooperation, its achievement and constraints
  5. Emerging Trends
    • Emerging Trends in International Administration
    • Issues and Challenges of International Administration       
References
  • Bastola, Mukesh Kumar (2016). Global Governance: Governance in a New World Order. Kathmandu: Midas Bastola.
  • Karns, Margaret P. & Mingst, Karen A. (2010). International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance. New Delhi: Viva Books.
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BPA 303: Local Governance

The main objective of this course is to provide the students with theoretical understanding of local governance. In addition, it helps to provide the local planning, local resource mobilization and local human resource management.

Contents
  1. Introduction
    • Local governance, its meaning and concept
    • Level of governance
    • Federalism and Local Governance (LG)
    • Classification of Local Governance (LG)
  2. Local planning and resource mobilization
    • Decentralized planning
    • Community participation
    • Resource mobilization
  3. Human Resource Management
    • Concept of human resource development and management at local level
    • Emergence of human resource system
    • Approaches of local personnel system
    • Role and importance of human resource at local governance level
    • Issues and challenges of personnel system in Nepal
  4. Partnership
    • Public private partnership in local governance
    • Rural urban partnership in local governance
References
  • Baral, Lok Raj, Hachhethu, Krishna. Khanal, Krishna, Prasad, Kumar, Dhurba Kumar & Sharma, Hari (2004). Local Governance. Delhi: Adroit Publishers.
  • Dhungel, Dwarika N. (2002). Governance Situation in Nepal. Kathmandu: Institute for Integrated Development Studies.
  • Jain L.C (Ed) (2005). Decentralization and Local Government. New Delhi: Orient Longman.
  • Jhapa, Ganga (Ed) (1998). Local Self-Government in Nepal. Kathmandu: Political Science Association of Nepal.
  • Joyal, Niraga, Amit Prakash, Sharma Pradip Kumar (Eds) (2006). Local Governance in India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Khanal Rabindra (n.d.).Local Governance in Nepal. Democracy at Gross Root. Lalitpur: Smriti Books.
  • Maheshwori, S.R (1984). Local Government in India. New Delhi: Lakshmi Naraian Agrawal.
  • Maheshwori, S.R (1984). Local Government in India. New Delhi: Lakshmi Naraian Agrawal.
  • Meehan, Eugeme J, Roche John P., Stedman, Murray S. (1966).The dynamics of Modern Government. New Delhi: McGraw-Hill Inc.
  • Muttalib, M.A, Khan, Mohd Akbar Ali (1982). Theory of Local Government. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers private limited.
  • Opie, Roger (1972). Local Government. A Wheaton and Company Limited.
  • Ostrom, Vincent, Bish, Robert & Ostrom Elimor (1988). Local Government in the United States. NewYork: Kampmann and Company.
  • Patttanayak, Raimann (Ed) (1994). Local Government Administration Reform. New Delhi: Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd.
  • Pierre, Jon (Ed) (2000). Debating Governance. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Richards, Peter G. (Ed) (1975). The Reformed Local government System. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.
  • Sharma, Subash, Acharya, Basanta (2069). Sthaniya Swyatha Sashan Pranali Sidhanta ra Behawar. Kathmandu: Archana Gautam/ Jamuna Aryal.
  • Shrestha, Tulsi Narayan (1996). The Concept of Local Government and Decentralization. Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar.
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BPA 304: Human Resource Management

The objective of this course is to provide better understanding on basic concepts of human resource management. Furthermore, this course will be helpful to enhance knowledge on the various aspects of human resource planning and development approaches for the utilization of human resource skills for organizational effectiveness.

Contents
  1. Introduction
    • Concept of Human Resource Management (HRM)
    • Characteristics of Human Resource Management (HRM)
    • Objectives of Human Resource Management (HRM)
    • Components of Human Resource Management (HRM)
    • Emerging Human Resource challenges
  2. Human Resource Planning
    • Assessing current Human Resource (HR)
    • Human Resource Management (HRM) inventory
  3. Human Resource Information System
    • HR information system, and succession planning
    • Job analysis: meaning, purpose, methods and techniques
  4. Job design
    • Concept of job design
    • Approaches of job design
  5. Human Resource development
    • HR training and development
    • Career development
    • Rewards management
    • Employee grievances and disciplines
References
  • Adhikari, Dev Raj (2014). Human Resource Management. Kathmandu: Buddha Academic Publishers and Distribution
  • Agrawal, Govinda Ram (2071). Dynamics of Human Resource Management in Nepal. Kathmandu: M.K. Publishers and Distributors.
  • Ahusa, K.K (1992). Personnel Management. New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers.
  • Armstrong, Michael (2005). A Hand Book of HRM practice. London: Kogan Page Limited.
  • Armstrong, Michael (2012). Armstrong’s Hand Book: of Human resource Management Practice 12th Edition.London: Koganpage.
  • Beach, Dales S. (latest edition) Personnel; The Management of People at Work.
  • Bhatrai, Manoj (2063). Manab Sansadhan Bybasthpan. Kathmandu: Dhaulagiri Books and Stationary
  • Bramham, John (1982). Practical Manpower Planning.
  • Cascuo, wayne F. (1998). Managing Human Research .Boston,Mc Graw-Hill G1953
  • Decenzo, David A, Robbins, Stephen P. (1998). Persona Human Resource Management. New Delhi: Ashok K Ghosh Prentice Hall.
  • Dessler, Gary, Varkkey, Biju (2013). Human Resource Management .India Pearson.
  • Dessler, Gary (2011). A Framework for Human Resource Management. Delhi: Pearson.
  • Flippo, Edwin B. (1984). Personnel Management
  • French, wendell C. (1997). Human Research Management. India: All Indian Publishers and Distributions.
  • Mamoria, C.B. ( ) Management of Human Resources. New Delhi: Himalaya Pulishing House.
  • Mejia, Luis R.G., Balkin, D.B, Cardy Rober L. (2002). Managing Human Resource. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
  • Mondy, R Wayne (2009). Human Resource Management. India: Pearson.
  • Mondy, R. Wayne (2009). Human Resource Management India: Dorling, Kindersley Indian Private Limited
  • Nair, N.G. (2002). Resource Management. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.
  • Novit, Mitchell S. (1979). Essentials of Personnel Management. London: Prentice International.
  • Prasad, Lallan & Bannerjee (1990). Management of Human Resources. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Private Limited.
  • Shrestha, Kulnarsingh (2004). Human Research Management .Kathmandu Nabin Prakashan.
  • Strauss, George & Sayles, Leonard R. (1980). Personnel: The Human Problems of Management. New Delhi: Prentice – Hill of India Private Limited
  • Tiwari, Madhunidhi (2061). Nepal Ko Nilamati sewa janshakti Bybasthaan. Kathmandu: Shreemati Kanti Tiwari
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BPA 305: Applied Statistics in Public Administration

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge of statistical tools, quantitative facts and techniques to describe social phenomena.

Contents
  1. Introduction
    • Meaning nature and scope of statistics
    • Use of statistics
    • Importance of statistics
    • Limitation of statistics and data management.
  2. Measures of Central tendency,
    • Mean, Median, Mode,
    • Dispersion, Skewness and Kurtosis
  3. Determining the Bi-variate relationship
    • Correlation analysis
    • Regression analysis
  4. Analysis of Time Series
    • Measurement of trends (Graphical, semi average, least square)
    • Measurement of seasonal variation
    • Interpolation & Extrapolation.
  5. Index Number
    • Laspeyre’s, Paasche’s and Fisher’s index number
    • Time reversal test and factor reversal test
    • Consumer’s price index number
      • Aggregative expenditure method
      • Family budget method
      • Base shifting and deflating
References
  • Chandan, J.S (2009). Statistics for Business and Economics. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House PVT ltd
  • Chao, Lincoln (1974). Statistics Methods and Analysis. New Delhi: McGraw –Hill Kogakusha, Ltd.
  • Gupta, B.N (1992). Statistics: Theory and Practice. Agra: Sahitya Bhawaan.
  • Gupta, S.C. (2010). Fundamentals of Statistics. New Delhi:Himalayan Publishing House.
  • Levin, Richard I/Rubin, Davids (1998). Statistics for Management. New Delhi:Pearson Education.
  • Sahi, Hari Bhakta (2016). Statistics for Public Management. Kathmandu:Radhika Shahi.
  • Sharma. Pushkar Kumar & Chaudhary, Arun Kumar (2071). Statistical Methods.Kathmandu: Khanal Publishers Pvt . Ltd.
  • Shrestha, Sunita & Silwal, Dhruba Prashad (2070). Statistical Methods in Management. Kathmandu: Taleju Prakashan Publishers and Distributors
  • Taha, Hamdy A. (1999). Operations Research an Introduction. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.