Rumki Basu, Public Administration in the 21st Century: A Global South Perspective, 2025 (First South Asia Edition) xiv+183 pp., ₹1,295, Routledge. ISBN 9781032252513.
Rumki Basu’s Public Administration in the 21st Century: A Global South Perspective offers a timely and important contribution to the field. The book addresses the transformations in global societies, economies and politics and how these changes shape public administration. Significantly, it provides a reassessment of governance, moving beyond traditional Western models like Weberian bureaucracy. Instead, the book focuses on the unique needs, aspirations and realities of developing countries within the Global South. more...