The Traditional Model of Public Administration

PART I

Discussion

What do you know about ‘Public Administration’? What does the term refer to?

Is ‘Public Administration’ the same as ‘Public Management’? Prove your point of view.

Which of the following aspects of General management are, in your opinion, most important for Public administration?Why?

Strategic management * Performance management * Risk management

Personnel management * Financial management * Time management

1. Read the definition of Public Administration and match the terms in bold type to their Russian equivalents below.

 

Text A

 

Public Administration can be broadly described as the development, implementation, and study of government policy. Public Administration is linked to pursuing the public good by enhancing civil society and social justice. Though Public Administration has historically referred to government management, it increasingly encompasses non-governmental organizations that are not acting out of self-interest.

The Public Administration sector consists of establishments of federal, state, and local government agencies that administer, oversee, and manage public programs and have executive, legislative, or judicial authority over other institutions within a given area. These agencies also set policy, create laws, adjudicate civil and criminal legal cases, provide for public safety and for national defense.

In general, government establishments in the Public Administration sector oversee government programs and activities that are not performed by private establishments. Establishments in this sector typically are engaged in the organization and financing of the production of public goods and services, most of which are provided for free or at prices that are not economically significant.

Government establishments also engage in a wide range of productive activities covering not only public goods and services but also individual or private goods and services similar to those produced in sectors typically identified with private-sector establishments.

 

a) …………………………….… - общественное благо

b) …………………………….… - частные (индивидуальные) блага

c) …………………………….… - общественные блага

d) ………………………..… - общественная/государственная безопасность

e) …………………………….… - государственные программы

f) ………………………….… - политика, курс, план действий правительства

g) …………………………….... - учреждение, организация

2. Match the verbs from Text A on the left to their meanings on the right.

administer                          a - be composed (of); be formed (of)

adjudicate                          b - seek or strive to attain

consist of                           c - supply means of support

encompass                         d - direct or control

engage in                           e - arbitrate, to give a decision (on)

enhance                             f - watch over and direct; supervise

oversee                              g - take part; participate

provide for                        h - intensify or increase; improve  

pursue                               i - include entirely or comprehensively

3. Comment on the underlined phrases/sentences in Text A.

4. Translate Text A into Russian.

5. Scan Text B to find the relevant information supporting or contradicting the following statement: ‘ administration is a narrower and more limited function than management ’.

Text B

 

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