NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
14/16 AHMADU BELOW WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
MARCH/APRIL 2014 EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE: MPA807 CREDIT UNIT: 2
COURSE TITLE: DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION THEORY
TIME ALLOWED: 2 hrs
Instructions: 1. Attempt question Number one (1) and any other three (3).
- Question number 1 is compulsory and carries 25 marks, while the other questions carry
equal marks each
- Present all points in a coherent and orderly manner
QUESTION 1
1a) What is development administration? (3 Marks)
1b) Discuss the different definitions of Growth by Kuznets (10 Marks)
1c) Distinguish between economic development and economic growth by referring to the views of writers
such as Schumpeter, Hicks, Maddison, Baran, Lewis and any other writer you are familiar with.
(12 Marks)
QUESTION 2
2a) Kuznets (1955) suggests three definitions of underdevelopment, what are they? (6 Marks)
2b) How would you differentiate undeveloped countries from underdeveloped countries? (6 Marks)
2c) Explain how the vicious circle operates in an underdeveloped economy. (3 Marks)
QUESTION 3
3a) Explain modernisation briefly (3 Marks)
3b)What are the basic economic features of underdeveloped countries? (12 Marks)
QUESTION 4
4a) Discuss the administrative features of underdevelopment using Nigeria as a case study (10 Marks)
4b) Identify the structural and the operational features of the Nigerian civil service. (5 Marks each)
QUESTION 5
5a) In your opinion what will be the future of development administration in Nigeria? (7 Marks)
5b) In your opinion is management in the private sector superior to that in the public sector? (8 Marks)
QUESTION 6
6a) Identify the attributes of development administration (5 Marks)
6b) Name 10 indicators of development (10 Marks)
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