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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Commonwealth MBA / MPA Programme)
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION (5573)
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SEMESTER: AUTUMN, 2010
This packet comprises the following material:-
1. Text Books
2. Assignment No. 1, 2
3. Assignment Forms (two sets)
4. Course Outline
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Commonwealth MBA / MPA Programme)
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Course: Development Planning and Administration (5573) Semester: Autumn, 2010
Level: Executive MBA/MPA Total Marks: 100
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
Q. 1 Explain the nature, scope, and significance of development administration. What is the scope of development administration in your country? Discuss! (20)
Q. 2 Elaborate the major features of development administration in the developed nations. Mention some such characteristics; which are being imbibed by your country’s administration? (20)
Q. 3 Describe the factors and issues in multilevel planning. Briefly narrate the features of planning in the context of multilevel planning approach? (20)
Q. 4 Discuss the conceptual basis to understand the regional imbalances in your country. Take a district and analyse the inter-district imbalances using the HDI? (20)
Q. 5 Explain the contemporary development issues in education faced by the countries of South Asia. What are the contemporary issues that your country faces? (20)
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We expect you to answer each question as per instructions in the assignment. You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind:
1) Planning: Read the assignments carefully, go through the Units on which they are based. Make some points regarding each question and then rearrange them in a logical order.
2) Organization: Be a little selective and analytical before drawing up a rough outline of your answer. Give adequate attention to question’s introduction and conclusion.
Make sure that:
a) The answer is logical and coherent,
b) It has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs,
c) The presentation is correct in your own expression and style.
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ASSIGNMENT No. 2
Total Marks: 100
Instructions:
1. This assignment is a research-oriented activity. You are required to develop a term paper and submit to the tutor for evaluation prior to the final examination. The last date of this assignment will be notified separately by our directorate of regional services and the same will be communicated to you directly as well as through approved study centers assigned to you.
2. You will have to participate in the activity fully, actively, and practically to be eligible to sit in the final examination of the course.
3. For the preparation of this assignment, you should first thoroughly review the conceptual framework of the topic and develop a scholarly material of the same giving references, quotations, and extracts of various scholars and experts. Then visit any business/commercial organization and study the relevant practical aspects there. Combining the theoretical and practical aspects, develop a comprehensive paper consisting of at least 20 to 25 typed pages to be submitted to your tutor.
a) Introduction to the topic
b) Important sub-topics
c) Practical study of the organization with respect to the topic
d) Review of theoretical and practical situations, merits, de-merits deficiencies or strengths of the organization with respect to the topic under study.
e) Conclusion and recommendation
f) Annex, if any
4. Prepare a copy of this assignment and submit to your tutor for your evaluation.
5. You should add any illustrative material/data/tables/analysis for effective submission.
6. If you fail to submit this assignment in the class, then you will not be able to sit in the final examination conducted by AIOU.
7. A number of topics given below are the general aspects of the course and you are required to select one of the topics according to the last digit of your roll number. For example, if the roll number is N-9337241, you will select topic number 1, and if the roll number is O-3427185 then you will select topic number 5 (the last digit).
0. Attributes of Development Administration
1. The political Context of Development Administration
2. Models of Development Administration
3. Development Planning and Performance in South Asia
4. Recent Trends in the Area of Sustainable Development
5. Sectoral Approach to planning
6. Process of Development of the Central Places and Formation of Economic Regions
7. Regional aspects of Development and Planning
8. Performance of the Agricultural Sector
9. Constraints and Remedial measures in Government- NGO Relationship
DEVELOPMENT PLANING & ADMINISTRATION
COURSE OUTLINE (5573)
UNIT–1 DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: MEANING, NATURE, SCOPE AND SIGNIFICANCE
§ The Concept of Development
§ Attributes of Development Administration
§ Nature Scope and significance of Development Administration
UNIT–2 MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
§ Aims of Development Administration
§ Conditions of Development
§ Edward W. Weidner’s Models
§ F.W. Riggs’s Model
UNIT–3 DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXTS
§ The Political Context of Development Administration
§ The Economic Context of Development Administration
§ The Socio-Cultural Context of Development Administration
UNIT–4 DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING NATIONS
§ Developed Nations
§ The Developing Nations
§ Common Patterns in Development Administration
UNIT–5 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: CONCEPT AND RATIONALE
§ Development Planning: Concept
§ Development Planning: Types
§ Development Planning: Key Elements
§ Development Planning with Special Reference to South Asia
§ Development Planning Process
§ Development Planning: Limitations
UNIT–6 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
§ Development Planning Strategies in South Asia – A Retrospect
§ Development Planning and Performance in South Asia
UNIT–7 POVERTY IN SOUTH ASIA
§ Poverty: Meaning and Nature
§ Poverty Situation in South Asia
§ Major Anti-poverty Efforts in India
§ Poverty in other Countries of South Asia
UNIT–8 PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
§ Some Recent Trends in the Area of Sustainable Development
§ Challenges to Sustainable Development
§ Planning Process for Sustainable Development
UNIT–9 THE MIXED ECONOMY MODEL
§ Rationale for Government Intervention in the Economy
§ The Mixed Economy
§ Evaluating the Mixed Economy
§ Impact of Economic Reforms
UNIT–10 MULTILEVEL PLANNING: CONCEPT AND PRACTICE
§ What is Planning?
§ Important Factors to be taken into Account before Planning
§ Multilevel Planning
§ Administrative Infrastructure for Planning
§ Analytical Tools
UNIT–11 INTER STATE AND INTER DISTRICT IMBALANCES
§ Conceptual Bases to Understand the Issues of Regional Imbalances
§ Indicators to Analyze the Inter-state and Inter-district Imbalances
UNIT–12 PLANNING OF CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH
§ Issues in Education Planning and Development
§ Planning of Development Issues in Education
§ Issues in Health Planning and Development
§ Planning for Development Issues in Health
UNIT–13 PLANNING OF CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY
§ Issues in Agriculture Planning and Development
§ Planning of Development Issues in Agriculture
§ Issues in Industry Planning and Development
§ Planning of Development Issues in Industry
UNIT–14 PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
§ Development Planning and Administration
§ Participation
§ Participatory Approaches
§ Organizational Implications of Participatory Approaches
§ Capacity Building
§ Participatory District Planning
UNIT–15 ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
§ Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs): Concept and Typology
§ Government-NGOs Interface
§ Constraints and Remedial Measures in Government-NGO Relationship
UNIT–16 STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS CAPABILITIES
§ Need for Decentralized Governance
§ Forms of Decentralization
§ Decentralization in South Asia
§ Justification for Strong and Viable Local Governance
§ Capacity building
UNIT–17 PLAN FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: ISSUES
§ Importance of Plan Formulation and Implementation
§ Issues in Plan Formulation
§ Plan Implementation Dichotomy
§ Future of Planned Development
UNIT–18 ENHANCING BUREAUCRATIC CAPABILITIES: NEW CHALLENGES
§ Capability of Bureaucratic Organizations
§ Limitations of South Asian Bureaucracies
§ Challenges to Administrative Capabilities
§ Strategies for Enhancing the Capabilities
UNIT–19 PREPARATION OF DATA MATRIX
§ Data and Variables
§ Data Theory
§ Data Analysis and Data Matrix
§ Data Matrix in Development Planning
UNIT–20 TREND ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS SECTORAL PROGRAMMES IN SOUTH ASIA
§ Performance of the Agricultural Sector
§ Performance of the Industrial Sector
§ Measures for Promoting Growth in these Sectors
UNIT–21 SECTORAL AND SPATIAL PLANNING
§ Types of Planning
§ Plan Models
§ Sector wise Approach to Planning
§ Spatial Considerations
§ Relevance of Planning in Current Scenario
UNIT–22 THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CENTRAL SETTLEMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
§ Region and Central Place in the Context of Decentralized Development
§ Conceptual Framework of the Central Places
§ Process of Development of the Central Places and Formation of Economic Region
§ Central Settlements Tools
UNIT–23 CENTRAL PLACE THEORY
§ Location Theory
§ Regional Aspects of Development and Planning
§ Central Place Theory
UNIT–24: SCALOGRAM ANALYSIS
§ Measurement
§ Constructing Indices and Scales
§ An Introduction to One-dimensional Scaling
§ Guttmann Scale (Scalogram)
UNIT–25: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION: THE ROAD AHEAD
§ Goals and Targets of development planning and administration ahead towards Achieving Desired End.
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