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FIELD OF STUDY?
YES:
It is unique
It is an inter-intra-cross discipline
It is a academic
It is scientific
It is systematic
NO:
Definitional Problems
Scope & Boundary Disputes
Politics-Administration Dichotomy
Science-Art Controversy
Means-End Controversy
DEFINITIONAL PROBLEMS
No precise or accurate definition of PA (Caiden)
Contradictory Definitions of PA
PA is concerned only with policy implementation vs. PA as
concerned with both policy making & policy implementation
Different scholars coming from other social science disciplines
defined PA differently
Is it a requirement for becoming a separate discipline to have a
precise definition of PA?
POLITICS-ADMINISTRATION
DICHOTOMY
Separation of powers
Check & balance
Political neutrality vs. Filipino Culture
Presidential vs. Parliamentary system
PA relationship w/ BA & Political Science
Is it applicable to Philippine Setting?
Is it necessary to resolve it for PA to become a separate
field of study?
SCOPE & BOUNDARY DISPUTES
History
Law Sociology
PA
Pol. Sci.
BA
Philosophy
Psychology
SCIENCE-ART CONTROVERSY
It is both a science and art.
Entrepreneurial Government
Mission Oriented
Client-oriented/market-oriented
Steering not Rowing Role (recognize options,
and not a “single objective”)
Privatization
Community Empowerment (empower, “don’t
just serve”)
Decentralized (participation and teamwork)
Comparison Between Traditional/Old and
NPM
What shall be done (Policy Direction)?
In the traditional model of public administration
fundamental control lies in the laws enacted by the
legislature and their faithful execution by the executive
authority
CLASSICAL MODEL
1) Economic Growth
2) Savings & investment
3) Free Competition
NEO-CLASSICAL MODEL
1) Comparative advantage
2) Int’l. division of labor
3) Less government intervention
STRUCTURALIST
1) Rejects the comparative advantage
2) State Intervention necessary
3) Development constraints coming from outside
MAOIST MODEL
1) Material abundance
2) Abolition of income inequality
3) increased capital accumulation
BASIC NEEDS MODEL
1) Elimination of poverty & unemployment
2) Use of low-cost and labour intensive methods
MARXIST MODEL
1) Closed interconnection of socio-economic &
political factors
2) Anti-capitalism
3) Development as historical progression
CHALLENGES TO POLITICAL
DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES
Unstable peace and Shift from presidential
order condition to parliamentary
Very high crime rate system
Culture of corruption Decentralization
Terrorism Military control
Lost of public trust &
confidence in the
govt.
The Philippines by 2040: matatag,
maginhawa, at panatag na buhay. The
country is a prosperous middle-class society
where no one is poor. Pe
ople live long and healthy lives and are
smart and innovative. The Philippines is a
high-trust society where families thrive in
vibrant, culturally diverse, and resilient
communities.
The strategies to achieve the targets cited above are grouped under
three pillars:Malasakit or enhancing the social fabric, Pagbabago
or reducing inequality, and Patuloy na Pag-unlad or increasing
growth potential. Chapter 4 discusses the strategic framework of
PDP 2017-2022.
Strategic Framework