PAFF 4310 Comparative Public Administration
This course reviews the role of public administration systems around the world and discusses the legitimization of power in governments and in international public administration. The course also examines the impact of political and socio-cultural frameworks on administration, national and state organizations’ politics, economics, problems, and relationships. The scope and programs of contemporary international public administration organizations are discussed and analyzed. Students are introduced to a wide range of scholarly and practical ‘applied’ interests with an emphasis on institution-building and development administration in both developed the developing world. The history of global political systems, policymaking and problems associated with development administration such as migration, global health, global peace and the role of international organizations such as the UN, The World Bank, IMF, WTO is reviewed and analyzed.