The collection of papers under the title Recent Trend in Public Administration deals with a whole range of issues relating to Public Administration which has a crucial role to play in modern India. These papers are classified into six parts viz general, policy making, bureaucracy, training, politics, administration of public enterprises. In these papers Dr Dubhashi brings to bear his experience, knowledge and deep reflection relating to public administration which has been the characteristic feature of his writings over the last several years. The collection will be found useful to the students of public administration, practitioners of public administration and citizens for whom public administration exists. \n\nTable of Contents\nPart I- General \nChapter 1: Trends in Public Administration in South Asia \nChapter 2: Excellence in Administration \nChapter 3: Can We Make India Smooth Running ?\nChapter 4: Work Ethic in Government \nChapter 5: Administrative Challenges in Development \nChapter 6: Public Administration for 21st Century \nChapter 7: Importance of Field Administration \nChapter 8: Promoting Efficiency in the Civil Service \nChapter 9: India's Political Administrators \nChapter 10: The ICS and the IAS \nChapter 11: Civil Service Yesterday and Today \nChapter 12: Role of Administrator in the Changing Environment\nChapter 13: Transplanting British Administrative Institutions \nChapter 14: Whither Indian Bureaucracy ?\nPart II- Policy Making \nChapter 15: The Concept and Importance of Policy Formulation in Government \nChapter 16: Policy Making in India \nChapter 17: Policy Making in India-Three Case Studies \nChapter 18: Jawaharlal Nehru and Public Administration: Some Reminiscences \nPart III- Bureaucracy \nChapter 20: Bureaucracy \nChapter 21: Bureaucracy- The Challenge of Change \nChapter 22: The Decline of the Civil Service \nChapter 23: Generalist vs Specialist \nPart IV- Training \nChapter 24: Training System of Civil Servants in India \nChapter 25: Training for Transformation: Tasks Ahead \nChapter 26: New Dimensions of Training in Public Administration \nChapter 27: Training of Trainers in Public Administration \nPart V- Politics, Administration and Public Interest \nChapter 28: Role of Bureaucracy vis a vis the Political Executive \nChapter 29: Public Accountability and Ethics in Administration \nPart VI- Administration of Public Enterprises \nChapter 30: Politico-Social Environment and Public Sector Enterprises \nChapter 31: Public Enterprises- State Policies and Managerial Improvement.