The development of Public Administration and Organization Theory

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Day after day things around us seem to change and evolve. Since the beginning of time people have learned to except something and start to instill their trust in something and then as soon as they get comfortable they begin to learn some new about it. Public administration is one of these ever growing and ever changing things that make you wonder about what is what, and what is actually the purpose of government policies and if they will even be enforced. Public Administration can be broadly described as the development, implementation and study of branches 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 as government management, it increasingly encompasses Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that are not acting out of self-interest. Public administration has had many different faces and has changed a lot over the many generations. The need for public administration was in need like no otyher. Some states needed an organization for the implementation of law and order and for setting up a defensive structure. The need for expert civil servants, with knowledge about taxes, statistics, administration and the military organization grew. This need basically screamed help and public administration was there to help. In this essay I will try to break down a poplualr list of theories and actually compare and trace these theories to see what they are about and to see there revalance to the system. Public administration came about in the mid 1800’s. I mean there has always been Public administration it ust was not considered a science yet. That is until what I consider the father of public administration came along in 1855 Lorenz von Stein. Von Stein was a professor in Vienna, and

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