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This analysis explores the consistent reassessment of public administration and the public's distrust towards it.

July 1, 1990

The Perils-And Prospects-Of Public Administration

Key Points

This analysis explores the consistent reassessment of public administration and the public's distrust towards it.
Examination of historical and contemporary perspectives on public administration
Discussion of public perception regarding governmental and administrative power
Exploration of Woodrow Wilson's contributions to the field
Public administration is perceived as less efficient and more corrupt compared to private administration.
Distrust in governmental power has been a persistent concern among Americans.
The discipline continues to struggle for acceptance and legitimacy in the broader context of governance.

Abstract

Every discipline periodically goes through a period of sometimes wrenching reassessment. For public administration, this reassessment has been nearly constant. Americans have always been distrustful of governmental power and, especially, administrative power. They have long believed that public administration is more inefficient and corrupt than private administration. Woodrow Wilson's memorable call to study the importance of running a constitution shows how, even in its earliest days, the modem study of American public administration has struggled for acceptance.

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