This document discusses the evolution of public administration as a field and its subfields. It describes the evolution as having two major phases: the traditional/classical phase from the late 1800s to the 1950s, and the modern phase from the 1950s to present. The modern phase is further divided into development administration, new public administration, new public management/reinventing government, and public administration as governance. Traditionally, public administration had subfields of organization and management, personnel administration, local government administration, and fiscal administration. New emerging subfields include policy analysis, program administration, public enterprise management, voluntary sector management, and spatial information management.

1. Prepared by:
ROWENA M. ORINA, LPT, MPA

2. Prepared by:
ROWENA M. ORINA, LPT, MPA
(CONTENTS TAKEN FROM INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES: A READER 3rd EDITION, VOLUME I)

3. Objectives
1. Discussed the evolution of
public administration; and
1. Explained the different
subfields of public
administration'
At the end of the Unit, the
learners must have:

4. THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIELD OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
In order to properly appreciate the context of
Philippine public administration, it may be helpful to
retrace the history and evolution of the broad
discipline and examine the various strands and
influence that have influenced the theory and
practice -- the praxis-- of public administration in the
Philippines.

5. THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIELD OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
The specific areas and fields of specialization of the
field shall be examined, taking cognizance of the manu other
emerging fields going beyond the traditional fields of public
admionistration.
The disciplne of public administration can be divided
into two major phases: the traditional/classical phase from the
late 1800s to the 1950s, and the modern phase from the 1950s to
the present. The modern phase can be further divided into the
following subphases: development administration (1950s to the
1960s), new public administration (1960s to the 1970s), new
public management and reinventing governance (1980s into the
1990s), and finally public administration as governance (1990s
into the present.

6. THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIELD OF
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PHASE INDICATIVE
PERIOD
TRADITIONAL/CLASSAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1800s TO
1950s
MODERN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1950
to the present
DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION
(1950s TO 1960s)
NEW PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (1970s)
NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (1980s TO 1990s)
REINVENTING GOVERNMENT 1990s)
PA as GOVERNANCE (1990s
to the present)

9. SELF ASSESSMENT
EXERCISE 1.1
IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT PHASES IN
THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

10. Public Administration as a discipline
emerged out of a broader discipline which
is Political Science. Reyes considers it as a
“child of political science that is mature
enough to be treated separeately or
independently of its mother” (Reyes,
1993, p.22) which is Political Science

11. Traditionally, the discipline of public
administration itself has the following
subfields: organization,,, and
management, public personnel
administration, local government
administration, and public fiscal
administration.

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21. In addition to the traditional
subfields of public administration, the
NEW SUBFIELDS of public
administration emerged: policy analysis
and program administration; public
enterprise management; voluntary sector
management; and spatial information
management

36. SELF ASSESSMENT
EXERCISE 1.2
DIFFERENTIATE THE EIGHT
SUBFIELDS OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION

37. 4.0 CONCLUSION
This unit was able to identify the evolution of
public administration and differentiate the subfields of
public administration.

38. 5.0 SUMMARY
This unit explained the evolution of public
administration and the subfields of public
administration.

39. 6.0 TEACHER-MARKED ASSIGNMENT
1. What are the two major phase in the evolution
of public administration?
Attempt a sketch of the evolution of
public administration.
2. Make a discussion of the different subfields of
public administration.

40. 7.0 REFERENCES/FURTHER READINGS
Danilo Dela Rosa Reyes, Proserpina D. Tapales,
Ma. Oliva Z. Domingo, Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza
(2015) Introduction to Public Administration in t
Philippines: A Reader, 3rd Edition Vol. I
Caiden (1982)

41. GOOD LUCK!