Introduction_to_Public_Administration

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1、专题阅读资料10IntroductiontoPublicAdministrationDefinitionPublicAdministrationhasmorethanonedefinition.Traditionally,publicadministrationisthoughtofastheaccomplishingsideofgovernment.Itissupposedtocompriseallthoseactivitiesinvolvedincarryingoutthepoliciesofelectedofficialsandsomeactivi

2、tiesassociatedwiththedevelopmentofthosepolicies.Publicadministrationisallthatcomesafterthelastcampaignpromiseandtheelectionnightcheer.Thereisanewdefinitionofpublicadministration:theprocessbywhichresourcesareallocatedandthenusedtocopewiththeproblemsfacingapoliticalcommunity.Whatdo

3、youthinkaboutthisdefinition?However,wehavealsogotashortone:publicadministrationisconcernedwiththemanagementofpublicprograms.Publicadministratorsworkatalllevelsofgovernment,bothathomeandabroad,andtheymanagenot-for-profitorganizations,associations,andinterestgroupofallkinds.Thesubs

4、tantivefieldswithinwhichpublicmanagersworkrangeacrossthevariedinterestsofgovernmentandpublicaffairs,fromdefenseandnationalsecuritytosocialwelfareandenvironmentalquality,fromthedesignandconstructionofroadsandbridgestotheexplorationofspace,fromtaxationandfinancialadministrationtohu

5、manresourcesmanagement.Thoughpublicadministrationvariestremendouslyinitsscopeandsubstance,thosewhoworkinpublicorganizationssharecertaincommitments.Amongthese,noneismoreimportantthanacommitmenttopublicservice.Thereissomethingveryspecialaboutpublicadministration——thatyourworkinpubl

6、icadministrationisdistinguishedbyitspursuitofsocialistvaluesthatemphasizethepeople’sinterests.Andthesevaluesaffectalmosteverythingyoudoinpublicadministration.WhoStudyPublicAdministrationStudentscometointroductorycoursesinpublicadministrationformanydifferentreasons.Manystudentsrec

7、ognizethevastarrayofpositionsingovernmentthatrequiretraininginpublicadministrationandhopethatthecoursewillprovidesomeofthebasicinformationandskillsthatwillmovethemtowardcareersaspublicmanagers.Thesestudentsseektounderstandthefieldofpublicadministration,butalsosharpentheirownskill

8、saspotentialadministrators.Somewanttobep