This course aims to: 
- examine critically major theories about the state, the role of government and the nature of public administration, public management and governance; 
- discover the theoretical and practical issues underpinning current trends whereby public administration is being reformulated in terms of public management and/or 'good governance'; 
- evaluate the similarities and differences in the roles and management of, and interactions between, the public and private sectors; 
- apply the theories of government, governance and public administration / management to the empirical world.