Question

According to _________, The holistic and orderly implementation of law is public administration.
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) Luther Gulick
C) Pifnar
D) Simon

Answer 1

Hint: Holistic - ‘ complete/whole and detailed’ orderly implementation - systematic implementation. As per the above line, the whole, detailed and systematic implementation of the law is known as public administration. In general, it concerns the management of public affairs based on the laws laid by a government or judicial institutions of a country.

Complete answer:
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States and is also known as the Father of Public Administration. He defined public administration as the “ detailed and systematic execution of public law.

Every particular application of general law is an act of administration” Woodrow Wilson's idea of Holistic and orderly implementation of law advocated the idea that politics and public administration must be dealt with as two different subjects. This will improve administrative competency and avoid the interference of politics in the administrative system. He was of the view that while politics was concerned with waxing and waning of power struggles, public administration was concerned with achieving efficiency in public management and the complex technical nitty-gritty of the system.

As per him, “ The holistic and orderly implementation of the law is public administration” implied that politics is concerned with policymaking and it is the implementation of those framed policies/ laws which account for the role of public administration. He upheld that public administration has its roots in public law.

Hence the correct answer is option 'A'.

Note: He was a liberal and progressive politician who favored the ideals of Democracy and world peace. His ideals of Democracy made America take sides in World War 1 and strengthen the allies such that a new humanitarian democratic world order can be established.