Question

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
i. M.E. Dimock – Public Administration is the law in action and the executive side of government.
ii. John A. Veig – Public Administration is the study of legislative functions only.
iii. Corson & Harris – Public Administration is the action part of government to realize its purposes and goals.
iv. James W. Fesler – Public Administration is policy execution and policy formulation.

• A. i, iii, and iv
• B. i and iii only
• C. ii and iv only
• D. i, ii, and iii

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i, iii, and iv

• i. M.E. Dimock: Correct. Dimock defines Public Administration as the fulfillment or enforcement of public policy, describing it as the law in action and the executive side of government.

• ii. John A. Veig: Incorrect. Veig’s definition focuses on the organization, personnel, practices, and procedures for civilian functions of the executive branch, not legislative functions.

• iii. Corson & Harris: Correct. They define Public Administration as the action part of government, realizing its purposes and goals.

• iv. James W. Fesler: Correct. Fesler explicitly states that Public Administration involves both policy execution and policy formulation.
  Thus, i, iii, and iv are correctly matched.