William Bransah
School of finance & Financial Management | Business University of Costa Rica
Email: bransahwilliam@gmail.com | ID: UNEM-OAA/DR/19MAR19
Abstract
The role and functions of the Government and the bureaucracy is that which keeps constantly evolving in the wake of developments and changes in and around the world. During our discourse we have seen how the academic discipline of public administration has evolved. It has undergone reforms and has been influenced by developments in other sciences like social and behavioral. Democracy is a representative form of Government chosen by the people. The entire idea of public administration in a democracy is contradictory. Public administration as described by Frederick Camp Mosher is three steps removed from the people. According to Berkeley and Rouse public service and democracy are both opposing in nature yet complement each other. In a democratic state, the spirit of democracy needs to be maintained in the manner in which the public services are administered. The public administration of a democratic state needs to be transparent, efficient and most importantly should be open for public scrutiny and criticism. It should ensure scope for incorporation of public opinions and ideas for improvement and delivering better services. It needs to be representing the general interest of a large section of people rather than personal interests of specific few. In a diverse country like India where the social denominators like caste, religion, language etc. pose barriers at so many levels, the public administration should be such that it rises above and transverses all differences.
Keywords: Public Administration, Modern Democratic State, Socialist Goals