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Second Semester

BPA 202: Development Administration

The objective of this course is to impart basic knowledge of development management. In addition, this course aims to provide theoretical understanding of development and the role of development partner.

Contents
  1. Introduction
    • Concept of Development
    • Development, growth, and modernization
    • Development administration – Concept and meaning
    • Difference between development administration and non-development administration
  2. Theoretical approaches
    • Comparative public administration
    • Bureaucracy
    • Prismatic Sala model
    • Decentralization
    • People’s participation
    • Sustainable development
    • Institutionalism
  3. Organization and Institution
    • Concept of organization and Institution
    • Institution-building model
    • Nation building
    • Barrier to Nation building
    • Nationalism
  4. Development partners
    • Role of government
    • Role of private sector
    • Role of third sector
    • Role of international organizations (the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the World Bank)
    • Roles of regional organizations (SAARC, EU, ASIAN)
  5. Issues of development
    • Cross cutting issues – efficiency and performance
    • Citizen Charter
    • Maladministration and Corruption
    • Administrative reform
    • Environment management
    • Human rights
    • Impacts of ICTs in society
    • Service delivery
References
  • Bhargav, Shivganesh (Ed) (2007). Developmental Aspects of Entrepreneurship. New Delhi:Response Books.
  • Bhatta , Bhim Dev (1979). Development Administration in Nepal. Kathmandu: Indira Bhatta
  • Bhatta , Bhim Dev (2005). Vikas Prashshan. Kathmandu: Indira Bhatta
  • Bhatta, Bhim Dev (1988). Development Management.Kathmandu:Abhasdev Bhatta.
  • Bongartz, Heing & Dahal, Dev Raj (1996). Development Studies: Self help Organization, NGOs and civil Society. Kathmandu: Nepal Foundation for Advanced Studies.
  • Carcknell, Bisil Edward (2002). Evaluating Development Aid: Issues Problems and Solutions. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
  • Center for Empowerment Innovation and Development (2072). Development Management. Kathmandu: Pairabi Prakashan
  • Charles, K.J. (1983) Total Development: Essay Towards an integration of Marxian and Gandhian Perspectives. New Delhi: Vika Publishing House pvt ltd.
  • Chatterjee, S.K. (1990). Development Administration. Delhi: Surjeet Publications.
  • Dreze, Jean and Sen, Amrtya (Ed) (2005). Indian Development. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Gallagher, Kevin P. (Ed) (2005). Putting Development First. London: ZED Books.
  • Gasper, Des (2004). The Ethics of Development. New Delhi: Tejeshwar Singh for Vistaar Publications.
  • Jomo K. S. & Ben, Fine (Ed) (2006). The New Development Economics. New Delhi: Tulik Books.
  • Joseph, T.M. (2009). Decentralised Governance and Development. New Delhi: Deepand Deep Publications.
  • Kafle, Naryan Prashad (2061). Vikasha Prashaashan. Kathmandu: Sharada Sharma Kafle.
  • Kafle, Naryan Prashad (2063). Development Administration. Kathmandu: Phulchooki Publication and Distributions.
  • Kothari, Uma (Ed) (2005). A Radical History of Development Studies: Individuals, Institutions and Ideologies. South Africa: New Africa Books.
  • Mose, David (2005). Cultivating Development: An Ethnography of Aid Policy and Practice . New Delhi: Vistara Publications.
  • Palekar, S. A. (2012). Development Administration. New Delhi: PHI Learning Private Limited.
  • Pandey, Devendra Raj (2009). Nepal’s Failed Development. Kathmandu: Nepal South Asia Center.
  • Pandey, Yubraj(2072). Development Management. Kathmandu: Vidyrthi Pustak Bhandar. (Nepalai bhasko)
  • Paudel, Narendra Raj (2014). Development Management. Kathmandu: Srijana Pahari.
  • Peet, Richard (2005). Theories of Development.New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
  • Pieterse, Jan Nederveen (2001). Development Theory: Deconstructions/ Reconstructions. New Delhi: Vistaar Publications.
  • Pieterse, Jan Nederveen (2010). Development Theory. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
  • Sapru, R.K (2003). Development Administration. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers Private Limited.
  • Seligson,M.A. & Smith J.T. (Ed)s (2010). Development and Under Development: The Political Economy of Global Inequality. New Delhi: Viva Books.
  • Sen, Amartya (2006). Development as Freedom. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Singh, Anter (1981). Development Administration. Delhi: Shree Publishing House.
Categories
Fourth Semester

BPA 401: Social Change and Nation Building

The course aims to impart the knowledge of social change and nation building. It also helps to better understanding of social change and nation building.

Contents
  1. Introduction
    • Concept of Social change
    • Factors affecting social change
    • Process and theories of social change
  2. Social institutions and change
    • Family and social change
    • Marriage and social change
    • Education and social change
    • Religion and social change
    • Polity and social change
  3. Phenomena of social change
    • Social movement and social change
    • Collective behavior
    • Gender role
    • Urbanization
    • Information technology
  4. Concept and theories of Nation building
    • Concept of nation and state
    • Nation building and state-building, capacity building, national identity
    • Social harmony, social inclusion
    • Peace-building, post-conflict reconstruction
    • International politics of ethnicity and nationalism
  5. Nation building in Nepal
    • History, social inclusion and affirmative action, problem of nation building in Nepal
    • Gender discrimination, girls trafficking, caste-based untouchability, and exclusion of marginalized communities
    • Democratic governance and efforts of restructuring the state
References
  • Abraham M.F. (2006). Contemporary sociology: An introduction to concept and theories. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Adhikari, G.P. (2054 B.S.). An introduction to sociology and anthropology (Text in Nepali). Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar.
  • Huberman, L. & Sweezy, P.M. (2010). Introduction to socialism: Including the ABC of socialism. New York: Aakar Books.
  • Maclver, R.M & Page, C.H. (2011). Society: An introductory analysis. India: Macmillan Publishers.
  • Maharjan, P.N. (Ed) (2013). Building peace and building democracy. Kathmandu: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies.
  • Poudyal, M. P. (1984). Public Administration and Nation Building in Nepal. Delhi: NBO Publishers’ Distributors
  • Shepard, J.M. (1984). Sociology (2nd Ed.). New York: West Publishing Company
  • Upreti, B.C. (Ed) (2011). State and democracy in Nepal. Delhi: Kalinga Publications.
  • Whelpton, J. (2012). A history of Nepal (2nded.). Delhi: Cambridge University Press.