Unit 1a
Referred to the institutionalized practices, procedures and mechanisms adopted by a society to facilitate the production and delivery of goods and services to the public
What is Public Administration?
Number of phases in the Development of Public Administration
What is five (5)?
Number of features stated in the Development Administrative Approach.
What is five features?
Branches of Government
What is ..
1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judicial
Name at least two features of the Traditional Approach to Public Administration?
2. Public administration is based on legal requirements and regulations.
3. External factors were not considered as important to decision making process
4. It was rule bound and emphasized the maintenance of law and order.
Which agency or organization drive the market approach to Public Administration Development?
External agencies such as International Monetary Fund (IMF) or major donor countries.
Define Public Administration as a Political Activity
Answer varies:
Ministers of government and political appointees rely on public officers and technocrats within government agencies and institutions for direction in the decision making process.
Least at least two (2) features of Management/Organizations approach?
1. It focus on organizational theory and behaviour
2. It focus on the use of scientific principles in the managing of public sector organizations.
3. It examined the prudent allocation of resources
4. It emphasized problem solving in an effort to enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Name at least two factors driving the Market Approach
1. Corruption
2. Political patronage and nepotism
3. Duplication and resource wastage
4. Inept management.
Define Public Administration as an academic discipline.
Response varies
As an academic discipline emphasis is placed on research and writing on public sector institutions and agencies as well as the environment within which they function.
Name a major concern of Management/Organization Approach?
1. Lack of confidence in the approach to be problem solving.
2. Lack of confidence in using management techniques in the public.
Market Approach placed emphasis on
1. Privatisation
2. Private sector driven economic development
3. Administrative Reform
List the five phases in the development of Public Administration.
What is..
1. Traditional
2. Management/Organizations
3. Comparative/Policy
4. Development Administration
5. Market
State two features of Development Administrative Approach.
1. Institutional strengthening and capacity building
2. Emphasis on performance standards
3. Less reliance on the Public Sector and forging closer relations with non-governmental organisations.
4. Change management and innovative thinking.
5. Emphasis on policies, programme procedures and systems in the pursuit of public sector goals.
1. Decision Making: Private sector based on quantifiable factors while Public sector based on social intangibles e.g. Education.
2. Public Sector activities are under greater scrutiny than those of the Private Sector.