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Hey folks , i am fellow UPSC Aspirant with Pub-Ad optional . I am planning to share my PubAd optional notes as well as other GS notes here on my site .

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So we are going to cover the unit 1 . Here are the sources which you can follow other than these notes :

  1. Ignou
  2. Rk Sapru (for thinkers)
  3. Nicholas Henry for evolution topic (2nd chapter)

Topics to cover within Wilson

  • About Woodrow Wilson

  • The factors influencing Wilson's Views

    • efficiency concern & Taylor's works
    • Comparitive Analysis
    • Spoils System in US
    • Relation between Politics & Admn

  • Contributions

    • A science of Admn
    • Politics-Admn Dichotomy
    • 3e's as objective
    • Comparitive Admn
    • Public opinion as control
    • Business like Admn

  • Weakness/Contributions

  • Impact and Relevance

  • The current status of Politics-Admn dichotomy

  • Conclusion

Related questions :

Q - Whether Politics Admn dichotomy was a naive concept . Examine
Q - The Politics-Admn-Dichotomy stands rejected . Critically Examine .
Q - Politics and Admn have reciprocal relation . Explain .
Q - The field of Admn is field of business . Comment

About Woodrow Wilson / Context of Wilson's View

Woodrow Wilson is considered founding father of PA. He wrote his seminal essay "The Study of Admn" which was published in 1887 in a political science journal in which he forcefully argued for need for a separate discipline on the basis of Poltics-Admn-Dichotomy concept which ultimately became the beginning point for sepeare discipline of PA .

Woodrow Wilson was an Administrator , Academecian , Policical Scientist , Leader and Founding Father of discipline of PA . At very young age of 29-30 , he wrote his seminal essay "The Study of Admn" which became a blueprint for emergence of discipline of P.A .

His views were influenced by following factors :

  1. Concerns for efficiency and works of Taylor on efficiency .
  2. Comparitive analysis of Administration : He has open mind and try to learn fron best practices .