Introduction

Administrative Theory
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Chapter : Meaning, Scope, Significance, Wilsons
Vision
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Public Administration : Meaning
The term administration is a noun from the English
Verb administer meaning to serve , to care for or to
look after People.
Public Administration is government in action.
Public Administration has been used in two
Senses-wider and narrower.
Wider-View-Implementation of Public Policy and Law
(L.D. white & Wooden wilson )
Narrow-View-Executive branch of the Government.
(Luther Gullick , H.simon and others )
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SCOPE
View regarding scope of the Study of Public Administration:-
Integral View.
Managerial View.
Broader and Narrow View.
POSDCORB View.
Subject-matter View
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Significance
Public Administration: A Government in Action.
The stabilizing role of Public Administration in Society.
The role of Public Administration in Society change.
Public Administration as the key to modern Society.
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Significance Contd.
Public Administration as a mechanism for Promoting
Culture of the Society.
Public Administration -a fourth branch of government.
Increasing role of Public Administration in policy making.
Public Administration -as an agency for development.
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Wilsons Vision of Public
Administration
Professor of Political Science
Father of Public Administration
Contribution of Wilson
Advocacy of a Science of administration.
Politics-administration dichotomy.
Prediction for private or business administration.
Early initiative for Comparative Study of Administration.
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Previous Year Questions
Q.1 "The Study of Administration should start from the base of
management rather than the foundation of law," Explain. (20
marks, 2010).
Q.2 "Public and Private Administrations are two species of the
same genius, but the also have special values and techniques of
their own." Comment (20 marks, 2007)
Q.3 "If public administration is to play a major Legitimising role in
governing our complex society, It needs to be more fully
conceptualised." Discuss (20 marks, 2006)
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Q.4 "The field of Public Administration is a field of business."
(Woodrow Wilson). (20 marks, 2009).
Q.5 "Calling Woodrow Wilson,the father of Public Administration
is doing injustice to equally or even more eminent contributions
made prior to him." Comment (20 marks, 2008)
Q.6 "Administrative questions are not political questions."
Discuss (20 marks, 2005)
Previous Year Questions
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