1. What are the Theories of Development Administration?

The Linear-stages theory

- According to this theory, countries needed only to discover the proper mix of
savings and investment to enable them to "take off" toward their cherished
developmental goals.
Structural-change models
- The Lewis theory of development Lewis two sector model (traditional and
modern)
- Structural change and patterns of development agriculture – industry –
construction & services
The International-dependence revolution
- The neocolonial dependence models
- The false-paradigm model
- The dualistic-development thesis
The New growth theory
Endogenous growth
- seek to explain the factors that determine the
size of µ (the rate of growth of gdp), that is left unexplained and exogenously
determined in the solow neoclassical growth equation.
The Neoclassical Counter-revolution
- the neoclassical countermovement in economic thinking, has been gaining
some
ground. it features basic "structural adjustments" to free the market, privatize
public corporations, and dismantle public ownership of production means and
property. it rejects central planning and the regulation of economic activities.
2. Importance of Development Administration
Development administration provides leadership to make life of nation better. The
relationship of administration and ecology has widened the base of administrative
operations. It has brought to fore front the need for synchronization of political,
economic, socio-cultural aspects of development. It lays stress on developing
indigenous administrative means, procedures, methods and techniques to face
various challenges thrown by the demands emerging from the new environment
upon the state.
Development administration also makes administrative process more democratic
as it allows people to participate in the management of developmental affairs and
processes of social change as a technique.
Introducing new ideas and techniques and behavioral change is crux of
development administration. Development administration also makes clear that
politics and administration are closely related to each other and cannot be
demarcated.

Development administration has immensely helped the developing countries to

explore the dynamics of change and administration. It seeks to fill the gap
between developmental needs and administrative responses. It is a step forward
in the direction of developing organization theory.