Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
Who among the following summarises the themes of New Public Administration under five heads: relevance, values, social equity, change and client-focus?
AFrank Marini ✓ Correct
BD. Waldo
CF. W. Taylor
DM. P. Follett
Correct answer: (A) Frank Marini — Frank Marini summarised the themes of New Public Administration under five heads, so the answer is Frank Marini.
Explanation
★Frank Marini summarised the themes of New Public Administration under five heads, so the answer is Frank Marini.
★The five heads are relevance, values, social equity, change and client-focus.
★He drew them from the 1968 Minnowbrook Conference and edited 'Towards a New Public Administration' (1971).
★Relevance asks that administration address the real problems of society.
★Values and social equity press administrators to take moral stands and help the disadvantaged.
★Change and client-focus call for innovation and responsiveness to the citizens served.
★Dwight Waldo convened Minnowbrook, but the five-head summary is credited to Marini, and Taylor and Follett are unrelated here.
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