Approaches To Public Administration Essay

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A number of Hong Kong public housing estates and schools found themselves in a tainted water scandal. A water test urged by the Democratic Party revealed that the sample water taken in Kai Ching estates and a few other estates contained an excessive amount of lead. The broke out of the scandal has imposed fear to the public deal to health concern and the government is still in the process of rectifying the situation.

With reference to David H. Rosenbloom’s three approaches to public administration, I will be applying the three approaches and further elaborate on this issue. Besides, I will abridge one of the government solutions on this issue – distribution of clean water to further discuss on the competing values inherent in public administration.

The three approaches to public administration introduced by David H Rosenbloom are managerial, Political and legal approach.

Managerial approach places emphasis on a business-like administration model. The three …show more content…

To start with, distribution of clean bottled water is the managerial consideration of the government. Resources are limited, the government would have to satisfy most needs with restricted resources in an economic, efficient and effective way. The government ought to identify who is in need of more resources and who’s not. Also, identify the most efficient way to distribute the bottled water and execute policies.

However, on the political approach, fairness is the political approach to public administration. The government ought to cater the basic needs of the general public. As stated in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Biological and Physiological needs of a human is the basic requirement to living. Standing on the perspective of citizens, it would be great for them to receive as many bottles as possible. However, some people are more in need of the others

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