Part One: Explain Old Public Administration in the context of its role as the dominant historical theory in public administration practice. Describe its major theoretical assumptions and identify the historical framework in which it emerged.
Part Two: What are some of the major reasons for promoting New Public Management? Discuss some of its limitations.
Part Three: Discuss more recent theoretical developments that are responsible for evolving approaches to public administration in today’s political, social, and governance climate. Evaluate the viability of New Public Service as a part of that theoretical basis.