PPAS 2110 Final: Term Test #2

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 2110
• Professor: Peter Constantinou

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You must answer only two (2) questions from the following list of three (3) possibilities. Each answer is worth 10 marks for a total of 20 marks for this section: the relationship between politics and administration is a complex one. Woodrow wilson viewed administration as separate from politics and supported the idea of science of administration. He believed that politicians are the ones that make political decisions while administrators are unbiased implementers that are independently appointed on the foundation of excellence not as a support. The politics-administration dichotomy: a political theory that recognizes a distinction between politics and administration. It is a bureaucratic organization aimed to support democracy. The public sector: this is included in the politics-administration dichotomy and its function is to regulate and implement private and pubic sector activities. Wilson believes there should be a separation between politics and administration. The politician will determine what government is supposed to do and administrators will determine how to accomplish this.