Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET 2023 Political Science
Arrange the following stages of evolution of Public Administration as mentioned by Nicholas Henry:
- 1. Politics-Administration dichotomy
- 2. Principles of Administration
- 3. Public Administration as public administration
- 4. Public administration as Administrative science
- 5. Public administration as part of political science
A1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B1, 2, 5, 3, 4
C1, 2, 5, 4, 3 ✓ Correct
D2, 1, 4, 3, 5
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3 — The correct order of Nicholas Henry's paradigms is 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, so the answer is option C.
Explanation
★The correct order of Nicholas Henry's paradigms is 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, so the answer is option C.
★Henry, in 'Public Administration and Public Affairs', traced the discipline through five successive paradigms.
★Paradigm 1 is the politics-administration dichotomy (1900-1926), rooted in Wilson and Goodnow.
★Paradigm 2 is the principles of administration (1927-1937), the age of POSDCORB and universal principles.
★Paradigm 3 is public administration as political science (1950-1970), which here is item 5.
★Paradigm 4 is public administration as administrative science (1956-1970), which here is item 4.
★Paradigm 5 is public administration as public administration (1970 onwards), item 3, asserting the field's own identity, giving the order 1, 2, 5, 4, 3.
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