GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

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The theory of ‘Prismatic Society’ in Public Administration is based on-
A
Historical studies of public administration in different societies
B
Study of public services in developed and developing countries
C
Institutional comparision of public administration in developed countries
D
Structural-functional analysis of public administration in developing countries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prismatic Sala Model Authority and control: The authority is centralised while the control is localised. Bazaar canteen system: The economic sub-system combines both the traditional economy and the market economy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Prismatic-Sala Model It is on account of environmental influences that an administrative system in a prismatic society develops the characteristics of heterogeneity, formalism and overlapping. These three, according to Riggs, are the important features of development administration in a developing nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Riggs analyzed interaction between the administration system and its environment in prismatic societies. His Prismatic Sala model represents a traditional or developing society and ‘Sala’ is the administrative sub-system of it.

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