Assignment #1 Public Administration- the Good‚ The Bad‚ The ugly William T. Thompson Prof. Neely PAD 500 Modern public Administration: Managing Public and nonprofit Organizations To understand how to solve a problem‚ we must first understand what we are trying to fix. For example‚ can a carpenter without any medical experience repair a heart valve? Of
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Discuss the various meanings‚ concepts of and ideas on Public Administration as a field of study and practice. “Public Administration as defined is the organization and Management of men and materials to achieve the purposes of government.” It’s the art and science of management as applied to affairs of the state. Cited in Waldo‚1955. It has dual usages: as a field of practice and as a field of study. Meaning “both a professional and scholarly discipline” (Ocampo‚1993) which has been much influenced
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What is Public Administration All About? Public administration is a large discipline in which employees manage local‚ city‚ state‚ and federal government functions. These workers set goals and employ strategies to ensure the government or community runs smoothly and safely. Those in public administration are responsible for community programs‚ nonprofit management‚ economic development‚ urban/regional planning‚ and budget planning at the city‚ state‚ or federal level. Graduates of this field will
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MAJOR CONCERNS IN PHILIPPINE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PRAXIS: REORGANIZATION DECENTRALIZATION AND CORRUPTION. Presentor: Alkhaizer H. Ibrahim Discussant: Roddalyn Lee Reorganizing the Bureaucracy Reorganization of the Philippine Public Administration had been sighted as the central to the entire initiative in the search and design for more responsive structures and process since the term of President Manuel Roxas in the 40’s to Arroyo in 2002. Below are the major Reform Agenda and Re-engineering
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discuss the public interest and the administrative responsibility. Discuss some of the recent ethical obligations confronting public administrators in their day to day decision making. Also we will examine the recent trend in privatizing government functions. Finally‚ we will discuss if privatizing posses any type of dilemma’s for the attainment of public interest. Former Senator from Illinois‚ Paul Douglas said that” Instead‚ most men want a life of integrity and goodwill in which public officials
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role of public administration in modern society What role should public administration play in this modern society? In answering this question‚ the best way is to know the fundamental governance principles that public administration is a result of the collective consent of the citizens to be governed and the fact that the world has gone too modern. The first among the principles is expressed as “public office is a public trust.” With this‚ every decision or action resulting from public administration
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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION Overview of Procurement Procurement is the acquisition of goods‚ works and services at the best total cost of ownership‚ in the right quality and quantity and at the right time. It also involves the acquisition of goods and services at the right place and from the right source. Public Procurement is the acquisition of goods‚ works and services by Government Ministries Departments and Agencies. In an effort to provide development and fulfil
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the rest of his life‚ Ashoka preached the principles of Buddhism not only in his vast empire‚ but also sent missions abroad. Ashoka built a number of rock edicts and pillars to spread the gospel of Buddhism. ADMINISTRATION UNDER ASHOKA Before the Kalinga war‚ the Mauryan administration under Ashoka was not different from that of his predecessors. Ashoka‚ like previous Mauryan kings‚ was at the head of the centralized administrative system. He was helped by a council of ministers that was in charge
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ANCIENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PRACTICES IN GREECE‚ IN ROME‚ IN ENGLAND AND IN INDIA ➢ Greece and Judea (a Roman province) introduced basic concepts and values on government and public life. Politics‚ philosophy and law were also first developed here. However‚ administrative culture was yet to be developed. (1) ➢ Because of the increase in the complexity of government activity‚ the administrative culture we associate with our contemporary world emerged in the Alexandrian Era (AD 412‚ before
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SESSION Course Code: PAD 211 Course Title: Public Administration in Nigeria Unit: 3 Units Course Lecturers: JOSHUA‚ Segun and Mrs Exellence-Oluye Nchekwube Semester: Alpha Time: Tuesday 8am - 10am and Thursday 12 noon -1PM Location: Tuesday G201 and Thursday G301 Brief overview of the course: The course examines the origin‚ scope and growth of Public Administration in Nigeria. It gives a purview of Public Administration from colonial era till date. It discusses the
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