Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET December 2019 Political Science
Who defined Public Administration as 'the art and science of management applied to the affairs of the state'?
AL. D. White
BH. Simon
CDwight Waldo ✓ Correct
DPfiffner and Presthus
Correct answer: (C) Dwight Waldo — Dwight Waldo defined public administration as the art and science of management applied to the affairs of the state, so the answer is Dwight Waldo.
Explanation
★Dwight Waldo defined public administration as the art and science of management applied to the affairs of the state, so the answer is Dwight Waldo.
★This definition treats administration as both a craft and a systematic, knowledge-based discipline.
★Waldo stressed that public administration carries out the intentions and desires of the government.
★His landmark work 'The Administrative State' (1948) challenged the narrow values of economy and efficiency and reintroduced political values.
★L. D. White is wrong; his definition speaks of operations aimed at fulfilling or enforcing public policy.
★Herbert Simon is wrong; he focused on administration as decision-making rather than this art-and-science phrasing.
★Pfiffner and Presthus are wrong; they framed administration as the coordination of collective effort to carry out public policy.
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