GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which pathway of Government and Public Administration includes occupations related to the regulations and policies that manage the stewardship of public resources used by government agencies, public corporations, and trusts. Includes budgeting, personnel management, and procurement.
A
Planning
B
Public Management and Administration
C
Governance
D
National Security
E
Foreign Service
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The public management and administration pathway includes occupations related to the regulations and policies that manage the stewardship of public resources used by government agencies, public corporations, and trusts.

Detailed explanation-2: -A. Simon “By Public Administration is meant in common usage, the activities of the executive branches of the national, state and local governments.” According to L.D. White “Public Administration consists of all those operations having for their purpose the fulfillment or enforcement of public policy.”

Detailed explanation-3: -“Public Adminstration is that part of the science of administration which has to do with government and thus, concerns itself primarily with the executive branch where the work of the government is done.”

Detailed explanation-4: -The text has accordingly provided 18 definitions to capture the intrinsic richness and subtlety of the broad phrase “public administration.” These are clustered into four main categories: 1) political, 2) legal, 3) managerial, and 4) occupational.

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