Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Who among the following do not make a distinction between public and private administration?
- 1. Henry Fayol
- 2. M. P. Follett
- 3. Luther Gulick
- 4. L. Urwick
A1 & 3
B2, 3 & 4
C1, 2 & 3
D1, 2, 3 & 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 & 4 — All four thinkers make no distinction between public and private administration, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★All four thinkers make no distinction between public and private administration, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Fayol, Follett, Gulick and Urwick belong to the classical school of administration.
★This school treats administration as a generic activity governed by universal principles.
★On this view the same principles of organisation and management apply whether the body is public or private.
★The aim is efficiency, which the classical writers held to transcend the public-private boundary.
★This is the managerial or integral view, opposed to scholars like Appleby who stressed that government is different.
★Since every listed thinker shares this generic outlook, the full combination 1, 2, 3 and 4 is correct.
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