PPAS 1110 Lecture 6: Oct.19 2016

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 1110
• Professor: Karimi Sirvan

Document Summary

Public administration: the study of how governments carries out its business. Bureaucracy: refers to system of authority, that government uses in order to achieve its objective. It is the mean to which the conduct of the public administration takes place. It also refers to a form of organization. Most of the bureaucracy like hierarchy, are evident in past great historical civilizations. The first time bureau (office in french) cracy (rule). The modern democracy refers to the rise of the state in the 18 century. Canada developed its public administration in the 19 century. Public bureaucracy and government bureaucracy is the same thing. Bureaucracy was a tool in the hands of the governing party. Its job was to promote the goals of the government. From political patronage to the merit system: (civil service reform acts of 1908 and 1918:based on merit not appointment, gradually consolidated in 1960s: based qualifications not merit). Public service commission, the guardian of the merit principles.