Khan defined the Comparative Public administration as a quest for searching patterns and regularities in administrative behavior and action and to characterize them in present day nation states.
It is interesting to note why and how Public Administration has gained a place in the field of study. Woodrow Wilson is credited for his writing The Study of Administration and perhaps this was a starting point in the United States, in other countries like India, Germany Public Administration was known long back owing to influences of Arthashashtra and Kameralwissenschaft.
Later half of twentieth century saw many improvements and bureaucratic internationalization between European countries in reference to Euro-zone and also to all other countries of the world with transnational organizations like World Bank, Interpol and International Court of Justice.
These changes which came about after s were basically administrative reforms implemented by the legislative to make administration more decentralized, accountable and efficient. But, on the other hand some other reforms were pushed aimed at giving more control to policy makers of the bureaucracy while avoiding all the responsibilities.
It was imperative to look how these two different situations affected Administration as a whole in different countries. The best way to look at this was through scientific study of comparative public administration.
It is also a way to identify best practices in Public Administration so as to achieve maximum result most efficiently and to build a solid organizational structure and processes. On the basis of that reality, public administration would be set up. So it was more focused on context rather than the norm. Idiographic means an understanding of a specific situation and identifies the unique characteristics of a particular administration.
Instead of finding the uniqueness of a particular administration now, the focus is more on generalization. So that we can understand reality from a very abstract point of view. Instead of only focussing on administration it needs to be understood with the reference of social, political, and cultural context.
Unless or until you know the ecology Social, economic and cultural environment , it is very difficult to understand the nature of the administration. Throughout the sixties, the CAG organized many research, essays, experimental lectures, and special seminars with administrators. He gave a theoretical form to comparative public administration.
He spreads the discussion of public administration outside the United States, especially in Third World countries. And facilitates the path of comparative analysis within the administrations of Third World countries. That is why Fred Riggs has been called the father of comparative public administration for his outstanding contributions.
Their complaint was that the CAG was more inclined to focus on theoretical discussions or new theories. The main objective of comparative public administration is the classification of administrative systems. In the question of classification, there is cause-and-effect research to know the administrative similarities and differences of different countries based on experience. As new public administration takes refuge, comparative public administration does not.
It believes in the notion of value neutrality. From the above discussion, some features of comparative public administration can be identified. They are —. Comparative public administration is probably one of the most discussed and enriched topics in the modern discussion of public administration. At the same time, comparative public administration has established its importance and significance in intellectual discourse and in the practical world.
The comparative discussion of the administrative structure of different political systems and its functions helps to form the theory. Focus of Comparative public administration is to study: Environment of administrative system.
Whole administrative system Formal, informal structures of administrative systems. Performance of administrative systems.
Roles of individuals. Interaction between personalities of individuals in organization. Communication system. Policy and decision systems. The weber's model of hierarchy, specialization, role specificity.
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