Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET October 2020 Political Science
Arrange the following administrative thinkers in the correct chronological order:
- 1. Riggs
- 2. Follett
- 3. Barnard
- 4. Dahl
- 5. Willoughby
A2, 5, 3, 4, 1 ✓ Correct
B3, 4, 1, 2, 5
C2, 3, 5, 4, 1
D3, 1, 4, 2, 5
Correct answer: (A) 2, 5, 3, 4, 1 — The correct order is 2, 5, 3, 4, 1, so the answer is option A.
Explanation
★The correct order is 2, 5, 3, 4, 1, so the answer is option A.
★Mary Parker Follett came first, active from the 1910s and 1920s with works like 'Creative Experience' (1924).
★W. F. Willoughby followed with 'Principles of Public Administration' (1927).
★Chester Barnard came next with 'The Functions of the Executive' (1938).
★Robert Dahl followed, whose essay 'The Science of Public Administration' appeared in 1947.
★Fred Riggs is the most recent, developing his ecological and comparative work from the 1950s onward.
★So the order is Follett, Willoughby, Barnard, Dahl and Riggs, that is 2, 5, 3, 4, 1.
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