Master of Public Administration

In Chapter Four: “Public Management’s Backbone: The Rule of Law” (pp. 89-286) of Public Management: A Three-Dimensional Approach, Laurence Lynn and Carolyn Hill have explicitly elaborated on the application of the rule of law on matters associated with the public management. It has been considered as the backbone to the concept of public management in relation to how it is constituted and formalized in ensuring that it is of great significance in the process of its application. The chapter…

Since private organizations do not have the pressure to meet public standards they are not under much scrutiny on a daily basis unless a huge issue has been uncovered, the press also has a much smaller impact on their image and so they are mostly left unexposed (Allison, p.47). The seventh point is one that can be often overlooked, formal constraints. Public sectors are “bound by a separate legal regime” and especially lately “because they have recently adopted some of the characteristics and…

The scenario above simply explains a politics-administration dichotomous relationship that it is there in the modern public service management and it is no way to go. What matters most is the relationship between the levels of operation as their common denominator is to serve the public’s interests through policies and programs. A balancing or neutral point should be found and maintained by both in discharging public duties. During the development of the Wilsonian Theory of Dichotomy, it is as…

The old public administration takes its roots from Woodrow Wilson (1941), who advised to look at the administration separate from the politics. He started to explore the field of public administration and suggested the ways of its further development as a professional field. Woodrow Wilson (1941) began looking at the government from the business perspective, supporting the idea of a strong executive who makes firm decisions in the policy implementation. He also advocated for the professional…

Part 1: Political Economic Analysis versus Economic Political Analysis In order to understand what exactly ‘politics’ is we must first unpack its meaning. ‘Politics’ is defined in the Oxford English dictionary as ‘the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power’ (Soanes: 2004). We can break this into two broad parts: (1) the activities associated with governance of a country or area, and (2) the debate between parties having…

Introduction The importance of public service values to public, nonprofit organizations, and to administrators are significant. These values guide administrators’ to perform their day-to-day duties and maintain the public’s trust. At some point administrators’ will find themselves in ethical dilemmas and they will need to evaluate and prioritize their personal values, while considering values that are important to the organization. I aim to describe public and/or nonprofit sector values and…

Campaign Finance, and Democracy”). It is imperative for those in power to serve the rest of society and not their own interests. For the sake of society, our leaders within the media and government must look to advocate and work for the interest of the public, as this is also serving the greater good of mankind. Kant notes in his essay how “…it would be a crime against human nature” to obstruct the growth of the human race and the individuals within it (Kant 7). Humanity should not leave future…

why it is sometimes argued that the public and private sectors have converged since 1979 and consider to what extent you agree that this is the case Since 1979, there has been a global shift in the provision of public services, from solely public sector, to a greater involvement of the private sector. Until just over thirty years ago, the public sector was to abide by strict rules and codes of conduct with regards to management, known as Public Administration. However, it was recognised by some…

unidirectional, or even entirely clear. Ideally, when the analyses of public organizations are carried out these complexities are appropriately illustrated, and it is through such analyses that the understanding on the values and criteria of public organizations. The author has argued that the analysis of public organizations covered in the book has elaborated on the significant insights that are believed to have been gained from studies of public…

Historically, holding a public office was something to be proud about. In recent years, there is more apathy and distaste from young people to get involved and run for political office. It does not matter at what level that office may be. It could be at the local, state or national level. As this has been the case for many years, it has in recent years become more evident. Lawless and Fox, in Running from Office, looked at this problem and made recommendations in an effort to resolve and…