GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Broadly, five stages viz. the Politics/Administration Dichotomy, the Principles of Administration, Criticisms and Challenges, Crisis of Identity and Public Administration as an Independent Discipline have been identified.

Detailed explanation-2: -Public administration has a long history. There are mainly three stages in the progress of public administration evolution, namely the early administration, the traditional model of administration and the new public management.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Public Administration traces its origins to the first Minnowbrook Conference held in 1968 under the patronage of Dwight Waldo. This conference brought together the top scholars in public administration and management to discuss and reflect on the state of the field and its future.

Detailed explanation-4: -SIXTH STAGE: REINVENTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE MARKET ERA (1980 ONWARDS) The 1980s saw a marked shift in the history of public administration. A new environment has started developing in place of old paradigms of public administration.