Theories of Public Administration- Broad View Perspective

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Public administration- Relevance ESIC Deputy Director Exam

PART-B of Recruitment Test (RT): Public Administration and Development Issues.

Public Administration is nothing but ‘government in action. Public Administration is the implementation arm of the executive.
- Public Administration is responsible for the implementation of government policies.
Public administration is a feature of all nations, whatever their system of government.
- Within nations, public administration is practiced at the central, intermediate, and local levels.
- The relationships between different levels of government within a single nation constitute a growing problem of public administration.

Various schools of theorists have defined the scope of the Public Administration as a discipline different from one another.
They construed the scope of the discipline as per their definition and understanding of the PA and its functional areas.
In this context, today we will discuss the narrow view perspective in the public administration.

Exponents: Woodrow Wilson, L D While are the main exponents of this perspective. They believe in the wider scope of public administration which includes the Executive, Judiciary and Legislative branches of the state.
Scope of Pubic Administration as per Broad View Perspective:
- Public Administration covers all three branches of the government. Legislative, Executive and Judicial and their interrelationship.
- Scope of Public Administration is like a cooperative group. It consists of all from class one officer to class four employees.
- It believes that PA is a part of the political process.
- Key role in public policymaking: Pubic Administration has an important role in the formulation of public policy at all levels, from national to grass-root.
- Responsible for cooperation: Pubic Administration is closely associated with numerous private groups and individuals in providing services to the community.