NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
91, Cadastral Zone, Nnamdi Azikiwe Express Way, Jabi-Abuja
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
2019_2 EXAMINATION
Course Code: MPA 868
Course Title: Comparative Public Administration
Credit Unit: 3
Instructions: 1. Indicate your Matriculation Number clearly
2. Attempt Question 1 and another three (3) questions
3. Question 1 is compulsory and carries 25 marks while the other 3 questions
carry 15 marks each
4. Present all your points in coherent and orderly manner
Time Allowed: 2/1/2 Hours
1 Explain Comparative Public Administration as both
(a) a practice and (b) field of study
(c) Public administration covers a range of governmental activities in states. State these
governmental activities
(d) Comparative Public Administrationhas been variously defined according to the following
authors:Nimrod Raphaeli, Robert H. Jackson, Comparative Administrative Group (CAG),
Jong S. Jun, andS.B.M Marume. State one of them as defined by one of the authors.
(e) Nicholas Henry rightly observed thatComparative Public Administration is different from
Traditional or American Public Administration in two perspectives. What are these two
distinguishing features?
2 Some scholars believe that Comparative Public Administration has no analytical and
empirical utility as a discipline of study. Present a different perspective by listing and
explaining five usefulness of Comparative Public Administration.
3 Write short notes on Three (3) of the following:
(a) Traditional model
(b) The Elite Model
(c) The Systems Theory
(d) Structural-Functionalism
4 There are certain characteristics which are identifiable in the public administrative
system in the Third world countries. List and explain five (5) of these characteristics.
5a Define the term Bureaucracy according to Max Weber
5b Bureaucracy is associated with some structural characteristics. State five (5) of these features
6a Define Interest Groups according to LaPalombara
6b Classify Interest Groups according to their motivation
6c List three strategies and tactics of Interest Groups
You can get the Past Questions Soft Copies HERE (2014 – till date)
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