Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET January 2017 Political Science
Arrange the following approaches to the study of Public Administration in a sequential order:
- 1. Behavioral approach
- 2. Systems approach
- 3. Institutional approach
- 4. Public Policy approach
A1, 2, 3, 4
B3, 2, 1, 4
C1, 3, 4, 2
D3, 1, 2, 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 3, 1, 2, 4 — The correct sequential order is 3, 1, 2, 4, so the answer is option D.
Explanation
★The correct sequential order is 3, 1, 2, 4, so the answer is option D.
★The institutional approach is the oldest, studying the formal structures and organs of government.
★The behavioral approach followed, growing from the human relations movement of the 1930s to study conduct within administration.
★The systems approach developed in the 1950s, drawing on Bertalanffy and viewing administration as interconnected parts of a whole.
★The public policy approach emerged in the 1970s, focusing on how policies are made and implemented.
★So the sequence is institutional, behavioral, systems and public policy, that is 3, 1, 2, 4.
★Each successive approach widened the lens from formal structure to behaviour, then to whole systems and finally to policy outcomes.
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