Multiple choice

Comparing the administrative systems of different countries is useful. Which of the following are reasons for this?

  1. It promotes democracy in the sense that democracy in administration is allowed to grow.
  2. It facilitates quick transplantation of western administrative institutions in aid-receiving countries
  3. It helps in formulating universal general principles concerning public administration
  4. It widens the scope for interaction among the countries concerned Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 3 and 4

  4. 1 and 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Comparative Public Administration (CPA) is useful because it helps identify universal principles that apply across different cultures (3) and encourages international cooperation and learning (4). Statement 2 is incorrect because CPA scholars actually caution against the 'quick transplantation' of Western models into developing nations. Statement 1 is too broad and not a primary academic reason for comparative study.

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