Development Administration and NPA

Who coined the term 'Development Administration'?

• Dwight Waldo (1968)

• Alfred Sauvy (1952)

• George Gant (1979)

• U.L. Goswami (1955)

According to Riggs (1970), which of the following pertains to two foci of Development Administration?

• 1. 1. Transferability of development know-how from the West to the developing countries

  2. 2. Developing countries were in urgent need of implement fundamental reforms in their politico-administrative machinery

• 1. 1. Possibility of exporting the Industrial West model of achieving development to the developing nations

  2. 2. Possibility of changing the political, social, economic and cultural conditions of less developed countries

• 1. 1. DA as the engineering of social change

  2. 2. Planned change in the economy

• 1. Administration of Development: implementing the development programs, projects, and policies

  2. 2. Development of Administration: strengthening and improving administrative capabilities to attain development goals

What is the main focus of Development Administration?

• Cultural preservation

• Military expansion

• Economic development

• Social welfare

Who presented the concept of 'prismatic society' to explain the dynamics of politics and administration in developing countries?

• Alfred Sauvy (1952)

• U.L. Goswami (1955)

• Dwight Waldo (1968)

• Fred Riggs (1970)

In the Prismatic Society Model, Riggs used the analogy of light passing through a prism and how the prism transforms a single ray of light into a rainbow of colors. Which of the following represents the situation within the prism?

• fused structures of traditional society

• reflects the condition in developing nations (transitional phase)

• specialized or differentiated structures of modern society

• single structure performing all necessary functions

In criticisms of the Development Administration, who emphasized that "problems of political intrusion, instability of social parallel systems, and corruption continued to mar the transfer of development strategies?"

• Khator (1998)

• Derrick Brinkerhoff and O.P. Dwivedi

• Amartya Sen

• Riggs (1970)

What was the main criticism of Development Administration according to Derrick Brinkerhoff and O.P. Dwivedi?

• Failure to eradicate poverty and underdevelopment

• Inefficient bureaucracy

• Lack of funding

• Overemphasis on cultural preservation

According to Amartya Sen's criticism, what is development primarily about?

• Promoting industrialization to boost economic growth and development

• Achieving political stability tailored to the specific context and needs of a country

• Process of expanding real freedoms that people enjoy

• Increasing GDP in developing countries

Which conference in 1968 aimed to redefine Public Administration and address urgent problems of the time?

• New York Assembly

• Syracuse Summit

• Minnowbrook Conference

• Public Administration Symposium

In the New Public Administration, which of the following pertains to new values emphasized to strengthen PA?

• Resiliency, Reliability, Receptiveness

• Rationality, Resolute, Responsiveness

• Representativeness, Responsibility, Responsiveness

• Representativeness, Reliability, Resiliency