Nature and scope of public administration

• Main Authors: Uchem, R.O., Erunke, C.E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS) 2013-03-01
• Series: International Journal of Development and Sustainability
• Subjects: Administration; Public; Schools of thought; Private administration
• Online Access: http://isdsnet.com/ijds-v2n1-13.pdf

The success and survival of any organizations be they government or not is contingent upon group efforts and cooperation to achieve set goals. This paper discusses the nature and scope of public administration to say that in modern day societies, any administration in the public interest transcends beyond government circles and finds expression in other spheres of human endeavors including the church, mosques, postal services as well as international relations and diplomacy, respectively. The paper discusses the concepts of administration and public administration thereby creating a distinction between the two concepts. Furthermore, the understanding of the scope of administration through the various schools of thought have also been captured, the essence of which is to generate a clearer understanding of the discourse under review. The paper ends with conclusions.