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2. Public administration should not be considered administration of the public but admin for the
public
To keep the good of the people clearly in view regardless of their own interests they will make
their every action conform to that
To care for the welfare of the whole body, political and not in serving the interest of someone
party to betray the rest
3. Public administration differs from political science in its emphasis on bureaucratic structure and
behavior and in its methodologies
Definition:
A. Political:
PA is what the government does
PA can be direct or indirect
- Direct: services being done by the government itself ex. Infrastructure, roads;
accomplishes the basic functionaries ex. License
- Indirect: services done by the private sector or NGOs because of privatization ex.
PPP, contractualization; government is responsible for regulating ex. Permits
PA is a phase in the policy making cycle
PA is implementing the public interests
PA is doing collectively that which cannot be done individually
B. Legal
PA is the implementation of laws // law in action
PA is Kings largess
PA is regulation
PA is theft