This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in activities of a governmental nature, that is, the enactment and judicial interpretation of laws and their pursuant regulations, and the administration of programs based on them (gov.ca)
With a growing number of professionals retiring from public service, there is a need to educate and develop the next generation of public administrators. The field of public administration is experiencing dramatic and rapid change. Locally and globally, the most significant trends impacting public administrators for years include evolving political climate, public health policy changes, and rapidly advancing technology.
Read MorePublic administration has ancient origins. In antiquity, the Egyptians and Greeks organized public affairs by office, and the principal officeholders were regarded as being principally responsible for administering justice, maintaining law and order, and providing plenty. administrative history studies the origin and evolution of administrative institutions, structures, praxis, and ideas. The historical development of American public administration has evolved through four eras: clerks, civil service, administrative management, and under siege. During its early years, government staffing was very sparse. A gradual thickening of the government workforce occurred during the 1800s, the era of clerks
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