The ecology of nigerias public administration and employee motivation in the plateau state civil service 20042014 umoh, nanji rimdan 215078173 being a research thesis submitted to the college of humanities, school of social sciences, university of kwazulunatal, south africa, in fulfilment of the requirements. Public administration is the front of the government, being its visible face. The complexity of societal problems and growing expectations of citizens for efficient and effective delivery of goods and services to improve the living standard of the people by the government have become a concern. Public administration public administration history. The participation of the united states in world war i and world war ii reflected a dramatic shift in u. Dec 11, 20 the evolution of local government in nigeria from 1979 to 1999 local governments system has taken different forms from one period to the other in nigeria. The advent of the concept of welfare state after the second world war and the increasing developmental initiative undertaken by government across the world, the system of. Evolution of comparative public administration 22 3. National development plans in nigeria we have had series of development plans in nigeria. Public administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for working in the public service. Pubic relations in nigeria began in 1859 when reverend henry townsend published his newspaper called iwe iroyin which carried religious stories and news on events and death, his main aim was. The evolution of nigeria from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960 is largely the story of the transformational impact of the british on the peoples and cultures of the nigerbenue area. It was born in 1887 as a discipline,not as an activity because as an activity as mentioned in my previous blog,public administration is as old as human existence itself. An anthology of essays lamidi, kazeem oyedele department of public administration, faculty of administration, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria abstract this paper provides an omnibus of theories of.
From the fifties of the last century the two terms comparative government and comparative public administration have gained both publicity and popularity. Public administration, therefore, refers to that part of administration, which pertains to the administrative activities of the government. Basic premises of comparative public administration 1 2. The discipline of public administration was born in the usa. The colonial authorities sought to define, protect and realise their imperial interest in this portion of west africa in the hundred or so years. Myth or opportunity for nigerian public administration.
One time american president, woodrow wilson is thought to be founding father of public administration as a. For nigeria in particular, this could be done within the official nepad structure, ecowas and other regional economic communities in africa, governments, private sector, civil society and other stakeholders. Public service in nigeria an overview of functions and code of conduct junaidu bello marshall, esq. In 1960, the region gained independence and was named nigeria. Department of public administration, faculty of administration, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria abstract this paper provides an omnibus of theories of public administration. Public administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic.
Public administration attempts to explain how decisions in government are made as well as administering projects to carry out those. The human relations theory brought about a pragmatic view to administrative issues. It argues that nigeria has basic legislations for regulation the code of. In nigeria, for instance, public administration is carried out international journal of development and sustainability vol. Public administration is a broad and encompassing area of study. One time american president, woodrow wilson is thought to be founding father of public administration as a separate discipline because his essay laid the foundation for systematic and. Aug 27, 2011 public administration as a discipline is not very old and it is only a hundred years. The third stage in the evolution of the theory of public administration is known as the era of challenge because the above mentioned principles and iron cagemechanistic view of administration and workers was challenged. The goals of the field of public administration are related to the democratic values of improving equality, justice, efficiency and effectiveness of public services. Public administration can also be seen as the activities of groups cooperating to accomplish the common goals of government. The history of public enterprises in the usa dates back in the nineteenth century and was characterized by the state chartered banks in which the federal government has significant portion of the stocks. Evolution of public administration as a discipline as an activity, public administration originated much earlier than its birth as a discipline. Problems and prospects of public administration in nigeria.
If you mean public administration as a university course of study, several colleges and universities in the philippines offer a bachelor degree in public administration, a masters degree in public. Pascal petitcollot general secretariat of french government in europe like everywhere around the world, the development of public administration is mainly the consequence of the electronic tools evolution. This article provides a complete guide to the evolution of public administration. Doc evolution of public administration mulao mwanza. But if we define it as the technique or method of management of state or polity it is as old as political science. This paper examines the functions of public service and the code of conduct for. What is the evolution of development administration in the philippines. History of public administration in nigeria nigeria is a merger of the northern protectorate and the southern protectorate. Comparative public administration is that facet of the study of public administration which is concerned with making rigorous crosscultural comparisons of the structures and processes involved in the activity of administering public affairs. The evolution, development and practice of federalism in. A prominent characteristic of traditional public administration is its upperclass orientation. At the beginning of seventies of the last century large number of persons interested in public administration thought that both the purpose and structure of public administration must be overhauled to make the subject modern and to.
Finally, a vibrant and healthy civil service is the key to good governance and national development. Public administration and the management of nigerias natural resources post 2015 election, by otive igbuzor. Development administration is innovative in nature. His book, introduction to the study of public administration, is one of the most influential texts in public administration to date. It was due to the outcome of the report that led to. Evolution of public administration linkedin slideshare. The evolution of public policy is marked by expansion of the power of the people as well as government. The public enterprises came into existence as a result of the expanding scope of public administration. He, however, regrets that a critical survey of local governments in nigeria today shows that they live in the shadow of the federal government, that a. It analyses the series of metamorphosis experienced by the field of public administration as well as its theoretical dispositions. Theory and practice page 5 modulei definition, nature, scope and importance of public administration public administration and private administration public administration is an aspect of a more generic concept of administration. This paper examines the evolution of the chieftaincy, particularly as an agent of administration, in west africa niger and nigeria and melanesia vanuatu. Department of business administration and management technology, lagos state university, p. The formation of the panama rail road company in 1904 was another victory of the public enterprise system.
The visibility of public administration is conspicuous and. During these years public administration has passed through several phases of development. Public policy can change the future of almost anything, even great wars. Despite being very young discipline in a family of social science, it has shot into prominence. Key principles of public sector reforms the commonwealth. Fatile, jacob olufemi department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university, ojo, lagos, nigeria abstract information and communication technologies icts have changed the process of governance in the world. A series of legislative and regulatory measures have therefore been taken in the past few years to make the administration more userfriendly and help the public in their dealings with what should no longer be an administrative jungle. Classical public administration the traditional model of public administration rests in important ways on the articulation by max weber of the nature of bureaucracy. In this chapter the evolution of public administration as it refers to translating out of time, focuses on administrative phenomena by means of. White, 1926it was in 1926 that the first text in the field of public administration was written by leonard d. Its fortynine years of independence actually are rolling by daily in search of development.
In traditional public administration, the role of bureaucrats is confined to the application of the law and they have a sense of superiority. Traditional public administration is executive type and development administration is the managerial type. C selected major ongoing concerns of public administration in the philippines reorganization, decentralization and corruption. Administrative structurea comparative perspective 91 6. The field of public administration today transcends government circles and includes other areas, namely, schools, churches, mosques, markets. As a distinct discipline or a separate branch of social science the public administration is not very old.
The evolution, development and practice of federalism in nigeria. Public relations practise in nigeria began with the establishment of the iwe irohin news paper by henry townsend of the christian missionary service cms in 1859, this paper was what brough about a baic awareness of what public relations was about, the paper was active in advertising of births, funeral notices and so on. Project management practice in nigerian public sector an empirical study olateju, olawale i. Comparative public administration is a theory of public. Nigeria, which is regarded as the grund norm and which creates the public service, there is also the revised public service rules, 2006 for the public servants to obey and follow. The commonwealth key principles of public sector reform were recommended and endorsed by the commonwealth working group on public administration cwgpa, which met on 2728 november 2014 in london. The new public management the term new public management encompasses a wide range of techniques and perspectives that are intended to overcome the inefficiencies inherent in the traditional model of public administration. Public administration is very important for any country because it is the machinery that provides service to citizens and the public. May 10, 2010 public relations in nigeria was established for the purpose of maintaining peace and creating mutual understanding between an organisation and its public.
The transformation of public administrator to public manager is the major change that occurred in the public organisations. Evolution of the nigerian federal administration system. Political and policy making bodiesa comparative study 68 5. The credit for initiating as an academic study of public administration goes to woodrow wilson, who was teaching political science at princeton university and who later became the president of usa. The area that became nigeria has long been inhabited by humans. Before we dwell deeper into understanding public administration it would be beneficial to try and see how different authors have tried to define what administration is. Originated from the private sector, public management is an evolution of public administration which applies managerial techniques to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of public services.
What are the evolution of public administration in nigeria. Lecturer, faculty of law, usmanu danfodiyo university, sokoto nigeria aminu m. Public administration is like any other administration which is carried out in public interest. Public administration simply refers to the methods, processes and mechanisms put in place in the implementation of government policies. A comparative analysis of local government administration. We have the pre colonial experiences culminating in different traditional political system. As a discipline, public administration is a post1947 growth in india. Olusola atilola, nigeria land administration reform in nigerian fig congress 2010 facing the challenges building the capacity sydney, australia, 1116 april 2010 316 land administration reform in nigerian. He is regarded as the father of the discipline of public administration. Public administration as a discipline is not very old and it is only a hundred years. By safeguarding such frontiers as maintenance of law and order, communications, public health, education, etc. History of public administration in nigeria information. As a field of inquiry with a diverse scope whose fundamental goal is to advance management and policies so that government can function.
Now we will try to look into the definitions of public administration provided by various scholars. International journal of development and economic sustainability vol. The myth of growth and development is so entrenched that the. The evolution of public administration as a separate discipline can be traced in the following phases. Five stages of evolution of public administration are as under. Manoj kumar, a student at pgdav college delhi university download pdf. Development administration is dealt with all class.
The evolution of the nigerian civil service, 18611960. Element of public administration is provide a major means for tracing its history and development of all fuculties the man,because of reasoning fuculties that is man is not born human but is made. One time american president, woodrow wilson is thought to be founding father of public administration as a separate discipline because his essay laid the. Read this article to learn about the definition, sources and problems of comparative public administration. Although the paramountcy of chiefs was undone by colonial rule, traditional rulers have served as important adjuncts in the administration of postcolonial government in both africa and oceania. During the 15th and 18th century, people in this region, experienced slavery, under the british. Evolution of public administration as a discipline and. But tradition public administration parochial in nature and lacks positive thinking. We can broadly divide the history of public administration into the following five periods.
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