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GAURAV PRATAP SINGHAIR 317· 2025

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What exactly are we comparing when we study administrative systems across countries?

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Comparative Public Administration CPA emerged fully during mid 20th century to study administrative system across countries.

Reasons for emergence are the failure of bureaucratic administration being development in developing countries so, aim was to compare conditiously which administration work & then improve efficiency cross culturally.

So we compare following aspects to fully understand conditions of work of Administration:

1Ecology of Administration - pioneered by F.W Riggs, in this he focusses on social, political, economic, aspect of environment

he considerd in 'ecology', i.e the abstract loneship of system (administration) & the environment impacts functioning of the system.

2History of the country: Ferrel Heady says that history of colonialism & imprinted in administration of colonial.
3In India, he talks of authoritarianism in bureaucracy.
3Behavioral aspect: How a person in different context needs to motivation, communication, leadership etc.
5In economically backward country, money will be motivation, but not necessarily in developed rich.
4Internal structure of Administration - whether prescribed norms followed on not.
5Formalism, dualism in developing countries (PPS, Heady)
5Cultural aspect of society: since administration part of society, culture impacts the administration.
5Ojas classification of corruption (Kaudlik basis) in India - corruption as perfectly but opposite in Japan.
6Process & Methods adopted in functioning of bureaucracy:
5Participation or not - public's role in
1Political culture: Almond (19) Omar ahh.
5Communist Administration of Heady in USSR (former).

There are some parameters on which different administrations are studied & after studying thinks like few Riggs came up with models like SALA model, present in prismatic, society.

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GAURAV PRATAP SINGH

AIR 3172025

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Comparison of Indian Constitutional Scheme with Other Countries

Comparison of Indian Constitutional Scheme with Other Countries

Administrative Systems Comparison

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