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Research Paper | Political Science | India | Volume 8 Issue 6, June 2019

A Critical Appraisal on New Public Administration

Umakanta Hazarika ^[4]

Abstract: Nation is dynamic. In the changing pace of time and society it proceeds toward new dimensions. New public administration also is such result of socio economic and political transformation. The new public administration as movement in American administration emerged in the sixth decade of the twentieth century. In this period American public administration faced certain setbacks due to murder of Martin Luther king, John F. Kennedy, protest against Great society programme, unemployment, Vietnam war, cold war, resignation of president Johnson, suicide of young generation, frustration etc. In this vortex of social situation many intellectuals blamed existing public administration for its failure in solving unexpected challenges. It encouraged intellectuals to think of alternative to traditional public administration. In such way, concept of new public administration has been appeared. The proposed article is an attempt to basic tenents of new public administration.

Keywords: Administration, dynamic, transformation, intellectuals, alternative

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 6, June 2019,

Pages: 1143 - 1146

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