2. Meaning of Public Administration
Administer is a English word, which is originated
from the Latin word ‘ad’ and ‘ministrare’. It means
to serve or to manage. Administration means
management of affairs, public or private
AD Ministrare
Administration
3. Public Administration
“Public Administration is a
detailed and systematic
application of law.” by Prof.
Woodrow Wilson
“Public Administration consists
of all those operations having
for their purpose the fulfillment
of public policy as declared by
authority.” by L. D. White.
4. Public Administration
“By Public Administration is meant
the activities of the executive
branches of the national, state, &
local governments.” by Simon.
“Public Administration is the art and
science of management as applied
to the affairs of the state.”(Waldo)
5. Functions Public Administration
(POSDCORB)
‘P’ stands for planning
‘O’ stands for organization
‘S’ stands for staffing.
‘D’ stands for Directing.
‘Co.’ stands for Co-ordination.
‘R’ stands for Reporting
‘B’ stands for Budgeting
9. Scope of Public Administration
It is the basis of government.
It is the instrument of change in the
society.
It plays vital role in the life of the people.
It is an instrument for executing laws,
policies, programs of the state
It is a stabilizing force in the society as it
provides continuity.
It is instrument of national integration in
the developing countries which are
11. Difference between Traditional Public
Administration and Development Administration
Traditional Public
Administration
Development
Administration
- Status-quo oriented
- Emphasis on economy and
efficiency
- It is hierarchical and rigid.
- Its objectives are simple and
limited.
- Concerned with routine
operations.
- Believes in centralization.
- Does not rely much on
planning.
- It resists organizational change.
- Stress on directions from
authority
- Change – Oriented
- Goal and result oriented
- Flexible and dynamic
- Its objectives are complex and
multiple
- Concerned with new tasks.
- Believes in decentralization
- Stress on planning
- Creative and innovative
- Stress on participation of
people
12. NEW PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Frank Marini (1971)
Administration’ New Public
Administration emphasis on the
following themes :-
Rejected the value neutral view
Less generic and more public
Stress on social equity
13. NEW PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Anti-bureaucratic, anti-hierachical,
antitechnical.
Socially conscious and client
oriented view.
Stress on Decentralization of
administrative process.
Stress on qualitative transformation
14. What is also considered an applied
discipline?
It has practical use for government,
particularly in improving government
performance.
It prepares persons for careers in public
service and trains them to be good
public administrators.
15. Views of Public Administration As:
Both an Art and a Science
As an Art:
PA involves creativity,
leadership, a good sense of the
intangibles in administration. This
view is closely to the practice of PA
16. Views of Public Administration As:
Both an Art and a Science
As a Science:
There is a body of knowledge or
theories that can explain or predict
phenomenon or variables in the field of
PA
The PA theories and concepts are built
based on empirical research using
systematic methods
These theories can be used not only to
explain but also improve the art and
17. Assignment 1
What is the public
administration or focus to
be studied?
Please explain at least 1
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