INTRODUCTION

TO
PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION/
MANAGEMENT
OVERVIEW
•The practice of public administration (PA)
•The meaning of PA
•Public administration as a subject of study
•Definition of Public administration
•Public administration, democracy and rights
THE MEANING
The word ‘administration’ has been derived from Latin words ‘ad’
= to and ‘ministiare’ = serve

‘Public’ =people or citizens

Management = POSDCORB

Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordination,

Reporting, Budgeting
Cooperative human endeavour to achieve given goals
Management is also defined as
‘cooperative human effort to
achieve given goals
 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

As a practice it is as old as the human

civilization

When human beings started living in

society in an organized way they started
the practice of administration
Public Administration was in practice

As a discipline to be taught in formal

educational institution, it started after
World War I (1914), in USA and then
Europe.
WHY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
RECEIVED IMPETUS AS A SUBJECT?

Expanding welfare role (distributive) of the government

The emergence of private sector and regulatory role, of

government

Increasing efficiency of the Organization

 DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

“Public administration…. is the action part

of government, the means by which the
purposes and goals of government are
realized”.
‘Public administration as a field is
mainly concerned with the means
for implementing political values…”
 “The process of public administration consists
of the actions involved in effecting the intent or
desire of a government. It is thus the
continuously active, ‘business’ part of
government, concerned with carrying out the
law, as made by legislative bodies (or other
authoritative agents) and interpreted by the
courts, through the processes of organization
and management.”
(a) Is a cooperative group effort in a
public setting;
(b) Covers all three branches ---
executive, legislative, and judicial --
and their interrelationships;
Public administration is the use of
managerial, political, and legal
theories and processes to fulfil the
goals of government (welfare of
public).

(Institutions)

(Government) (Citizens)
 INSTITUTIONS OF STATE

Legislature: Parliament (National and

Provincial Assemblies)
Judiciary: (Supreme Court & Provincial
Courts) - and Session Courts)
Executive ( National, Provincial)
Ministries,Division, Departments
/Directorates
GOVERNMENT
It is process of governing

It is the use of power derived from institutional law

It is means, methods, manner, or system of

governing society and organization
The government derive its systems
and methods from the Constitution of
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1973)
Article 90-99 gives provision for Rules
of Business: The role, responsibilities
of government organizations
WHAT IS
DEMOCRACY ?
Greek word:
Demos = ‘people’
Kratis = ‘authority’
VALUES OF DEMOCRACY
Individualism

Equality

Liberty
INDIVIDUALISM
Individualism means that the dignity
and integrity of individual is of
supreme importance. It suggests that
achieving the fullest potential of
each individual is the best measure
of the success of political system
and government
 EQUALITY

All normal individuals are equal in their

talents but also each individual has an
equal claim to life, liberty and the
pursuit to happiness
LIBERTY

Citizens should have the right to

the maximum opportunity to
select own purpose in life and
choose means to accomplish
these. The citizen should be
facilitated rather than hindered in
their pursuit to a meaningful life.