Multiple choice

Who among the following is widely regarded as the scholar whose published book started getting academic recognition for public administration as an academic discipline?

  1. W .F. Willoughby

  2. Fritz M. Marx

  3. Leonard D. White

  4. Frank J. Goodnow

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Explanation

Leonard D. White's 1926 book 'Introduction to the Study of Public Administration' is widely regarded as the first systematic textbook that established public administration as an academic discipline. While Willoughby, Goodnow, and others made important contributions, White's work marked the beginning of academic recognition for public administration as a distinct field of study.