Introduction to public Administration

TABLE OF CONTENT

1. BASIC PRACTICES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / FUNCTIONS PERFORMED
2. CIVIL SERVICE
3. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/ELEMENTS
4. DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
5. Decision Making Process in Nigerian Public Administration
6. GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDIES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
7. IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
8. ISSUES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/BASIC CONCEPTS
9. METHODS OF INQUIRY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
10. PUBLIC ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATION
11. SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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