Meanings, Concepts of and Ideasmin Public Administration
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 in recent years by the human-relations approach.(Cited in Caiden) as a practice it is the activity or process of administering public affairs and carrying out governmental functions. (Waldo,1955) such as building roads and bridges, issuance of license, processing of claims, etc. as a study public administration means “ the systematic study and improvement of government capacity and practice in forming policies, making decisions, implementing them and securing the desired results.(Ocampo,1993) also as a scholarly pursuit, Public Administration is concerned with discovering and advancing theoretical and practical knowledge in the field using scientific methods that other social sciences use, such as, empirical studies, case methods analysis, surveys, quantitative analysis, to top it all Public Administration is policy-making. But it is not autonomous, exclusive, or isolated policy-making. It is policy-making on a field where mighty forces contend, forces endangered in or by the society. Subject to still other and various policy-makers. It is one of a number of basic political processes by which people achieves and control governance.
Concepts of and Ideas of Public Administration as mentioned there is abundance of phenomena, variables or topics that can be studied in the practice of public administration. Public Administration also considered an applied discipline because it has practical use for government, particularly in improving government performance. both an
Concepts of and Ideas of Public Administration as mentioned there is abundance of phenomena, variables or topics that can be studied in the practice of public administration. Public Administration also considered an applied discipline because it has practical use for government, particularly in improving government performance. both an
Cited: in Rossenbloom,1989)