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Definitions of Public Administration:

Woodrow Wilson is considered as the father of the public administration. He defined the public Administration as; “Pubic Administration is the detailed and systematic application of law”. Any law which is acted for control and welfare of the public is the function of public administration.

Public administration is a wide concept which has different approaches. The main three approaches of the public administration are defined here as;

Ø  Classical theory of public administration

Ø  New Public management

Ø  Post modern Public administration



Classical theory of public administration:

Woodrow Wilson, the father of public administration and Max Weber are considered as the founder of classic theory of public administration, In 1887 Woodrow Wilson suggested that the working of the bureaucracy should be same as the working of the business.

Classic theory can also be called structural theory, which has main focus on the centralized system. Centralized system is a system which has commands and controls from top to low. Top level management takes the crucial decisions in this system and they are authorized for every good and bad. There is a hierarchy of authority in this system. The public is not allowed to participate in decision making so this approach is not considered as public oriented.

New Public Management:

            New public management is a management approach where the system is decentralized. In this approach public is allowed to participate in decision making. The policies are made with the consensus of the public. The decision making process in this approach is starts from the grass root level to the higher level. Every segment of the society participates in decision making and consultation is made on the every level. In simple words it is a decentralized approach of management.

The most valuable points of New Public Management includes; cutting the red tape, make people based economy, customer based business approach and the evaluation of competition on the market.

Post Modern Public Administration Theory:

Charles Fox and Hugh Miller are considered as the founder of the Post Modern Public Administration. They presented the theory in the year 1995. Post modern theory of the public administration is based on some modification on the model of public administration. It also deals with complex matters of the public administration like; empirical research, administrative discourse and analysis of the policy. Fox and Millers made the attempt to broader the perspectives and sphere of the public administration. They also generated different discoveries and set different methodologies under the umbrella of the public administration.


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