公共管理学每章问题及答案

Chapte1 :An era of change

Thinking problems:

1. What are fundamental principles of traditional public administration ?(p1)

2. What are difference between bureaucracy and markets ?(p3)

3. What are difference between administration and management ?(P6)

4. Why did public administration change into public management ?(P8)

5.What are main opinions of public choice theory, principal/ agent theory, transaction cost

theory ?(p10-13)

Chapte2 :The traditional model of public administration

Thinking problems:

1. What is the most important characteristic of early administration ? (p17)

2. In nineteenth century, what reforms did happen in UK and in USA ?(P20)

3. What are main influences on the traditional model of public administration (three base

theories of public administration)?

Answers: Weber’s theory of bureaucracy; Wilson and political control; Taylor and management 4. According to Weber’s theory, what are three types of authority ? Can you give me some

examples ?(P21)

5. What is the most important difference between Weber and previous models ? (p22)

6. What is politics/ administration dichotomy ?(P25)

7. Why did Wilson propose politics / administration dichotomy to replace spoils system ?

8. What are main contents of scientific management ?

9. Please try to analyze logic relationship among Weber, Wilson and Taylor ?

10. What are problems with the traditional model ?

11. Should we give up bureaucratic model ?

Anwers:modify the bureaucratic but not abandon it

▪important value: impersonality, consistency,

▪modify hierarchy structure,

▪keeping legal structure

12. What phase is Chinese administration in ? what direction PA or PM should we choose if we

want to develop our administration ?

13. How did public choice theory criticize bureaucratic model ?

Chapte3 : Public management

Thinking problems:

1、What are functions of general management ?

2、What are main contents of public management reform ?

3、Please interpret the theoretical bases of management ?

4、What’s your opinion that we borrowed management techniques from private sector?

5、How to look on politicization of managerial program ? Is it a deviation from politics /

administration dichotomy ?

Chapte4 : The role of government

Thinking problems:

1. What are differences between private and public management ?

2. What is governance ?

3. Why do we need government intervention ?

4. What are instruments of government ?