PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SCIENCE V/S ART
WOODROW WILSON IN HIS ESSAY “THE STUDY OF ADMINISTRATION 1887” while advocating the idea of politics –administration dichotomy said that administration science make it more scientific. further he said that “ADMINISTRATION IS BUISNESS MAKE MORE BUISNESS LIKE.”
WILSON made a call for the scientific study of administration to become a scientific discipline. The study must be based on at least three criteria, i.e. hypothesis, value neutrality, universality.
The scholar of public administration, in later years try to study scientifically. In public administration consider as a science there must be some universal theories and principles, that can be applied in practice. As so far the literature of public administration is concerned, presently it is scientific. Therefore public administration in the study is a science.
But it cannot be said that it is only a scientific discipline as when it is applied in the field, it depends upon several factors to be successfully on any scientific principles or theory of administration required skill professionals to apply.
Art is a skill that can be demonstrated. on the application of same principle two different managers may get different result. One may be very poor, while other one excellent or outstanding. It show the art of that individual therefore it can be said that public administration in the practice is art.
