Political Science · Public Administration
Which pair is correctly matched (definition of administration and thinker)?
- 1. 'The art of administration is the direction, co-ordination and control of many persons to achieve some purpose or objective': L.D. White
- 2. 'Administration has to do with getting things done, with the accomplishment of defined objectives': Luther Gulick
- 3. 'Public administration is the detailed and systematic application of law': Woodrow Wilson
- 4. 'Administration consists of getting the work of government done by coordinating the efforts of people': J.M. Pfiffner
A1, 2 and 3
B2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
C1, 2, 3 and 4
D1, 2 and 4
Correct answer: (B) 2, 3 and 4 — Pairs 2, 3 and 4 are correctly matched, so the answer is 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Pairs 2, 3 and 4 are correctly matched, so the answer is 2, 3 and 4.
★Luther Gulick defined administration as getting things done and accomplishing defined objectives.
★Woodrow Wilson called public administration the detailed and systematic application of law.
★J.M. Pfiffner defined administration as getting the work of government done by coordinating people.
★Pair 1 is treated as wrong, since the direction, coordination and control definition is not L.D. White's.
★L.D. White's own famous definition speaks of operations meant to fulfil or enforce public policy.
★So three of the four definitions are correctly attributed.
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