Theories of Public Administration - Classic theory - New Public Management - Post Modern - Edupedia
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 ...