Defining Public Administration Chapter 1 By Daphne B. Harley, MPA PPA 400

Defining Public Administration The definition of Public Administration Political Definitions of Public Admin. Legal Definitions of Public Admin. Managerial Definitions of Public Admin. Occupational Definitions of Public Admin.

Defining Public Administration The evolution of Public Administration The Core Content The Cycles of Administration Reform It’s an Adventure!

Political Definitions What Government Does Totality of Day to Day Activities Direct and/or Indirect Provider Phase in Policymaking Cycle Implementing the Public Interest Doing Collectively what cannot be done Individually

Legal Definitions Is Law In Action Is Regulation Is the King’s Largesse Is Theft

Managerial Definitions Is Executive function Is A Management Specialty Is Mickey Mouse Is Science and Art

Occupational Definitions An Occupational Category An Essay Contest Idealism in Action An Academic Field Is A Profession

EVOLUTION OF PA Began with the Greeks Eunuchs were first bureaucrats Eunuchs were the best Eunuchs served for years

THE CORE CONTENT Administrative Theory Bureaucratic behavior Public finance and budgeting Policy analysis Program evaluation Administrative ethics

CYCLES OF REFORM As Society Changes, so does PA President JFK inspired careers in government Ronald Reagan’s views discouraged them Clinton’s debacle prevented expansion of new programs History fluctuates in 30-yr cycles