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[...]... What is public administration? Jay M Shafritz and E.W Russell have classified 18 definitions of public administration according to these four categories: political, legal, managerial, and occupational (Shafritz & Russell, 2000, pp 5–31) However, following Dwight Waldo, public administration can be defined as a discipline or an activity.2 As a discipline, public 4 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SINGAPORE-STYLE administration. .. necessary to provide an overview of the major features of public administration Singapore-style 1.3 MAJOR FEATURES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SINGAPORE-STYLE Public administration Singapore-style is characterized by the following eight features 1 Macho-meritocracy The British colonial government introduced meritocracy in Singapore in January 1951 when the Public Service Commission (PSC) was created to accelerate... (Shafritz & Russell, 2000, p 7) For this book, public administration is defined as those activities undertaken by public organizations in a country to ensure the attainment of national development goals (Quah, 1981, p 1) How does public administration differ from private administration? First, in terms of organizational goal, unlike profit-oriented private organizations, public organizations are not motivated... analysis of the nature of public administration in Singapore by focusing on the activities undertaken by the SCS and the statutory boards for the attainment of national development goals in Singapore However, government-linked companies Table 1.1 Differences between Public and Private Administration Criterion Organizational Goal Public Scrutiny Red Tape Motivation and Evaluation Public Administration Provide... training in public administration were further enhanced by Professors Malcolm B Parsons, Richard Chackerian, and Odell Waldby Professor Parsons introduced me to the fascinating field of comparative public administration through his excellent seminars on public bureaucracies Malcolm shared with me his extensive knowledge of United States’ technical assistance programs in Southeast Asia and public administration. .. not offered by the private sector Second, public organizations are more closely scrutinized by the public than private organizations as they are responsible for implementing public policies Third, the close public scrutiny of public bureaucrats and the need for them to justify and account for their actions have contributed to the prevalence of red tape in public organizations In contrast, a major reason... various public administration modules taught by me during my 35 years at the Department of Political Science, University of Singapore (July 1972–June 1980) and NUS (July 1980–June 2007) for their useful feedback on my lectures and seminars I taught PS2244 Public Administration in Singapore from August to November 2005 and from January to May 2007 I was also responsible for teaching PS4211 Public Policy... SDC SDR SHB SIT SIU SMC SPF SPRING SSC SSCS SSS STB STPB TAS TDB TPDB UNDP URA URD VITB WIT Potential Ranking Exercise Port of Singapore Authority Public Service Commission Public Service Division Public Service Leadership Public Service for the 21st Century Public Utilities Board Quality Control Circles Quality Service Managers Singapore Armed Forces Staff Confidential Report Singapore Civil Service Sentosa... BOOK This book is divided into 11 chapters This chapter has focused on the aim of the book and has provided an overview of the eight major features of public administration in Singapore and background information on the SCS As public administration Singapore-style is the combined result of Singapore’s unique policy context and the various policies of the PAP government, Chapter 2 analyzes Singapore’s... Details of his other publications are available from http://www.jonstquah com xvii PREFACE My interest in public administration as a discipline was sparked by Dr Joseph P.L Jiang, who was a student of the late Professor Fred W Riggs at Indiana University, in 1968 when I took his course in public administration during my final year at the Department of Political Science, University of Singapore I also . GOVERNMENT’S PHILOSOPHY OF GOVERNANCE 199 CHAPTER 11 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SINGAPORE-STYLE 237 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN SINGAPORE: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 257 REFERENCES.