Multiple choice

According to Robert Dahl, the evolution of a science of public administration is a problem because of the need to concentrate on:

  1. clarification of ends

  2. aspects of human behaviour

  3. integrated view of politics and administration

  4. comparative studies from which it may be possible to discover principle

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

  1. 1 and 4

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 3 and 4

  4. 2 and 4
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In his 1947 essay, Robert Dahl identified three problems for a science of public administration: the exclusion of normative values (ends), the exclusion of human behavior, and the exclusion of the social/comparative context. Statements 1, 2, and 4 represent these three problems. While option A is marked correct, it is technically incomplete as statement 2 is also a core problem identified by Dahl.

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