PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Meaning, Definition
and Scope
OBJECTIVES
● To define Public Administration
● To identify the scope of Public Administration
PUBLIC
● devoted to the general or
national welfare
● accessible to or shared by all
members of the community
ADMINISTRATION
comes from the LATIN word TO SERVE
to look after
the people
Meaning of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
governmental administration
management of governmental affairs and
activities which looks after and provides
services to the people
the implementation of government policy
an academic discipline that studies this
implementation and prepares civil
servants for working in the public service
MEANING OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACCORDING
TO SOME SOCIAL SCIENTIST, ETC.
DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Luther Gulick Woodrow Wilson (1887) L.D. White
“Public administration is • “Public administration is “Public administration
the part of science of the detailed systematic consists of all those
administration which has execution of public law. operations having for their
to do with government and Every particular purpose of fulfillment or
thus concerned itself application of law is public enforcement of public
primarily with the administration”. policy”.
executive branch where
the work of government is
done”.
DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Rosen and Kravchuk John J. Corson and J.P
(1997) Milakovich and Gordon Harris
“Public administration is the • “Public administration may “Public administration is the
use of managerial, political be defined as all processes, action part of the
and legal theories and organizations and government, the means by
processes to fulfill individuals and acting in which the purposes and
legislative, executive and official positions and roles goals of government are
judicial governmental associated with carrying realized”.
mandates for the provision out laws and other rules
of regulatory and service adopted or issued by
functions for the society as legislatures, executives and
a whole or for some courts. It is also a field of
segments of it”. academic and community
study and professional
training leading to public
service careers at all levels
of government”.
DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
●Public Administration is a
cooperative effort of a
group of people in pursuit
of a common objective in
the process of managing
public affairs.
SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
1.) Narrow Perspective Or POSDCORD Perspective
-restricted to the executive branch of the
government only and its seven types of
administrative functions (POSDCoRB).
SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN
POSDCORB/NARROW VIEW
POSDCORB
P – PLANNING - working out the broad outline of the things
need to be done
O – ORGANIZING – formal structure of authority
S – STAFFING – recruitment and training of the staff
D – DIRECTING – continuous task of making decisions
CO – COORDINATING – interrelating the various parts of
organization
R – REPORTING – inform every report of the work to the
executive
B – BUDGETING – in the form of fiscal planning, accounting
and control
SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
2. Broad perspective or subject – oriented perspective
- covers all 3 branches of the
government
- PA is part of the political process
- has an important role in the
formulation of public policy at all levels,
from national to grassroot
SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SCOPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
3.) Prevailing View – divides the
scope of PA into two parts:
3.1. Administrative theory
3.2. Applied administration
3.1 SCOPE OF public administration
IN PREVAILING VIEW – ADMINISTRATIVE
THEORY
ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY
● The Structure, organization,
functions and methods of all
types of public authority
engaged in administration,
whether national, regional or
local and executive.
BEHAVIOR
● The functions of
Administrative authorities
and the various methods
appropriate to different types
of functions. The various
forms of control of
administration.
PUBLIC PERSONAL ADMINISTRATION
● The problems concerning
personnel e.g. recruitment,
training, promotion, retirement etc.
and the problems relating to
planning, research, information
and public relation services.
3.2 SCOPE OF public administration
IN PREVAILING VIEW – APPLIED ADMINISTRATION
PREVAILING VIEW
APPLIED
ADMINISTRATION
2. Legislative 3. Financial 5. Educational 6. Social welfare 7. Economic 8. Foreign 9. Local
1. Political functions 4. Defense
functions functions function administration Administration administration Administration
POLITICAL FUNCTIONS
● It includes the executive - legislative
relationship, administrative activities of the
cabinet, the minister and permanent official
relationship.
LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION
● It includes delegated
legislation and the preparatory
work done by the officials in
connection with the drawing
up of bills.
FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS
● It includes total financial
administration from the
preparation of the budget
to its execution,
accounting and audit etc.
DEFENSE
●Functions relating to
military
Administration.
EDUCATIONAL FUNCTION
●It includes functions
relating to
educational
administration.
SOCIAL WELFARE FUNCTION
● It includes the activities
of the departments
concerned with food;
housing, social security
and development
activities.
ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION
● It is concerned with the
production and
encouragement of
industries and
agriculture.
FOREIGN ADMINISTRATIONS
● It includes the conduct
of foreign affairs,
diplomacy,
international
cooperation etc.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
●It concern with the
activities of the local
self-governing
institutions.
Public Administration also includes such questions
such as-
• How are the laws implemented?
• Is Law justifiable or not?
• How are efficient our administrations
dealing with those laws?
• To whom public administration is
accountable?
• What are the Roles of people in the process
of administration?
OBJECTIVES
● To Define Public Administration
● To identify the scope of Public
Administration
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https://schoolofpoliticalscience.com/meaning-nature-and-scope-of-public-administrati
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Reporter
MARC CESAR T. BORJA, LPT
