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PASC 1: Governance and Responsibility

The document outlines the evolution of public administration from the traditional/classical phase (late 1800s to 1950s) to the modern phase (1950s to present), highlighting key figures and concepts such as the politics-administration dichotomy and the emergence of development administration. It discusses various movements within public administration, including New Public Administration and New Public Management, emphasizing the shift towards governance and social equity. The document concludes with definitions of governance from notable organizations, underscoring its importance in managing societal affairs.

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PASC 1: Governance and Responsibility

The document outlines the evolution of public administration from the traditional/classical phase (late 1800s to 1950s) to the modern phase (1950s to present), highlighting key figures and concepts such as the politics-administration dichotomy and the emergence of development administration. It discusses various movements within public administration, including New Public Administration and New Public Management, emphasizing the shift towards governance and social equity. The document concludes with definitions of governance from notable organizations, underscoring its importance in managing societal affairs.

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PASC 1: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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I. PARADIGM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TO GOVERNANCE

A. Public Administration as a Discipline

- Public administration discipline can be divided into two major phases:

- Traditional/Classical Phase: late 1800s to 1950s

- Modern Phase: 1950s to present

B. Traditional/Classical/Old Public Administration (1800s to 1950s)

- Woodrow Wilson (Father of Public Administration)

- In "The Study of Public Administration," Wilson argued for a qualified and self-conscious public

administration sector.

- Proposed the distinction between politics and administration, i.e., administration should be

politics-free.

- Known for the politics-administration dichotomy: "the area of administration is the business

sector" (Wilson 1953:71).

- Frank Goodnow (Father of American Public Administration)

- In "Politics and Administration" (1900), presented a more thorough examination of the

politics-administration dichotomy.

- Argued it supplanted traditional concerns with the separation of powers.

- Max Weber (Father of Modern Sociology)

- Conducted detailed studies of bureaucratic organizations.

- Leonard D. White

- Wrote the first public administration textbook: "Introduction to the Study of Public Administration"

(1926).
- Believed administration is still an art but should aim to become a science.

C. Modern Public Administration (1950s to Present)

- Characterized by an ongoing "identity crisis" in the discipline.

1. Development Administration (1950s to 1960s)

- Focused on countries in the Third World (Asia, Latin America, Africa).

- Invented the term "development administration" to refer to developing/emerging nations

post-WWII.

2. New Public Administration (Late 1960s to 1970s)

- Emerged from the 1968 Minnowbrook Conference.

- Frederickson added social equity to the definition of public administration.

- Asked: "Is this program enhancing social equity?" (Frederickson 1971)

- Advocated client-focused administration, non-bureaucratic systems, participatory decision-making,

and administrator advocacy.

3. New Public Management and Reinventing Public Administration (1980s to 1990s)

- NPM was introduced in the early 1990s by Hood (1991), Pollitt (1990), Barzeley (1992).

- Aimed to create a government that "works better but costs less" (Denhardt 2004:136).

- Osborne & Gaebler (1992): proposed ten principles of "reinventing government" inspired by private

sector strategies.

4. Public Administration as Governance (1990s to Present)

- Governance has become a common term among reformers and pundits.

- ADB (1995): "Governance is the institutionalization of a framework through which individuals,

governments, organizations, and groups within a community express their desires, exercise their
rights, and mediate their differences in pursuit of the common good."

- UNDP (1997): "Governance is the exercise of political, economic, and administrative authority to

manage the affairs of a nation..."

- Kofi Annan (1997): "Good governance and sustainable development are indivisible..."

... [REMAINDER CONTINUES]

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