[PAD 3003] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (28 pages long)

• School: FSU
• Department: Public Administration and Policy
• Course: PAD-3003
• Professor: Bruce Grant

Document Summary

Wilson is considered the founder of the american public administration. He sought to reconcile the differences between popular rule and systematic rule. To do this he differentiates between politics and administration: Administration lies outside the proper sphere of politics. Although politics sets the tasks for administration, it should not be suffered to manipulate its offices . Public opinion shall play the part of authoritative critic . The field of administration is a field of business because it aims to utilize efficiency, save money, and is separate from politics. Administration should not be regarded as merely a function of the executive authorityadministration is the function of executing the will of the state. It may be in some respects greater, and in others less in extent than the function of the executing authority . There must be harmony between expression (politics) and execution (administration) of state will. However, a lack of harmony will result in political paralysis.