What is in the Public Administration Future?

Presented by J. B. Nangpuhan II (MPA student) for the course, Foundation Theory of Public Administration, Chonnam National University. Presented on 18May2011. Professor: Dr. W. H. Shin.

 

KEY TERMS:

·         Public Administration

·         Globalization

·         Diversity

·         Culture

·         Limits

·         Intergovernmental

·         Public law and legal processes

Seoul’s Free School Meals Program: Brief Concepts

This article is a presentation for the course, Public Policy at Department of Public Administration of Chonnam National University, South Korea. It was discussed on November 28, 2011.

Presented by: J. B. Nangpuhan II, MPA

Presented to: Professor Dr. J. K. Seo

 

INTRODUCTION

The free school meals program in Seoul is just one of the welfare policies being implemented to help lower-income households. Some other welfare policies in Seoul include housing, family welfare, among others. The free meals program is provided to elementary students in Seoul except for fifth- and sixth- graders. However, shortly after the opposition-led independent Park Won-soon was elected as Mayor in the October 26, 2011 by-election, he approved an 18.4 billion won (US$16.6 million) budget to fully implement the program for all elementary students. With the victory of Mayor Park, another move is expected to be implemented next year to include middle school students in the free meal program.

PUBLIC SERVICE ETHICS IN A DEMOCRACY (O.G. Stahl, 1971)

Presented by J. B. Nangpuhan II (MPA Student) to Dr. C. G. Song, Professor of Public Administration at Chonnam National University, South Korea under 'Introduction to Public Administration'. Date presented: 24Nov2010.

 

SUMMARY[1]

 

Key Terms:

·         Ethics

·         Public interest

 

IN TRODUCTION

Government officials and employees are not only committed to loyal and effective performance but are obligated to carry out a public objective – which in any nation controlled by the people can mean only such purposes as are arrived at democratically. Ethics are truly a part of competence, and they are a part of democracy. Writers commonly refer to the public service as if it were an occupation (e.g. law, medicine). As a matter of fact, it is a composite of all occupations many of which themselves embrace definite ethical standards. Practically every occupation known to man is represented in the American public service.

Higher education funding rises among OECD member nations

(repost)

by: Maria Burke/ RSC/ 19 September 2011

At a time when governments are grappling with shrinking public budgets, most are still choosing to invest in higher education, according to a new report. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) findings reinforce the view that good education and skills are extremely valuable and have helped to insulate well educated workers from unemployment during the economic crisis.  

Most OECD countries increased higher education (HE) funding (as a proportion of GDP) between 2000 and 2008, according to the report Education at a glance 2011. Out of 32 with comparable data, only Ireland, Israel and Sweden cut funding.

World Bank urges higher education budget by the Philippine government

(repost)

from Manila Standard Today

Freedom of speech

The World Bank report says tertiary education spending in relation to gross domestic product was lowest in the Laos, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Ratios are higher in Vietnam, Indonesia, and especially Malaysia.

“To increase spending in tertiary education, Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines should consider increasing their education spending in relation to GDP. High tax shares to GDP would suggest more potential for public spending increases,” it says.

It added the Philippines’ public tertiary expenditure stood at only 0.34 percent of GDP, compared with Indonesia’s 1.2 percent, Malaysia’s 1.69 percent, Thailand’s 0.71 percent. In 2010, overall public education expenditure in the Philippines was just 2.8 percent of GDP, compared with 4.13 percent in Malaysia and 4.12 percent in Thailand.

Survey to International Students at Chonnam National University (Spring Semester, 2011)

KOREAN LIFE AND IMPRESSIONS:

http://web.chonnam.ac.kr/en/

A SURVEY TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

(SPRING SEMESTER, 2011)

 

J. B. Nangpuhan II

Student, Master Program in Public Administration

Chonnam National University

South Korea

Course: Research Methods in Public Administration

 

Adviser: Dr. G. C. Jang

Professor, Department of Public Administration

Chonnam National University 

 

ABSTRACT

This survey aims to assess the lifestyles of international students studying at Chonnam National University (CNU). This university is regarded as one of the major national universities in South Korea. CNU’s enrollment exceeds more than thirty five thousand students with an increasing population of international students. Its motto is ‘truth, creativity, and service’ which is geared towards the development of the nation and the world.

Universal Primary Education Underway in the Philippines

(repost from theguardian)

Pupils at a newly built school sponsored by the Jollibee Foundation benefit from a feeding programme for undernourished children. Photograph: Sunshine Lichuaco de Leon

 

The Philippines has 90 million people living on more than 7,100 islands, and 40% of them live on less than $2 per day. Achieving the millennium development goal to get all children into primary school (MDG2) for a population so spread out and with so few resources isn't easy, but the government is taking solid steps in that direction.Distance learning, free school meals and child-centred learning techniques in the Philippines are pushing the country closer to the goal of universal primary education.

New Seoul mayor speaks out against FTA with US

 

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has submitted an official opinion that the city opposes the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement on Monday, the Dong-a Ilbo reported on Nov. 08, 2011. The city said the mayor tendered a "written opinion" on the deal to the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry and the Public Administration and Security Ministry. According to Park`s opinion, the accord`s clause on the investor-state dispute settlement should be revisited just as opposition parties claim and the central government should protect small business owners to prepare for large American retailers (called super supermarkets or SSM in Korea) entering the Korean market.

UK Tuition fees: 27 universities seek last-minute changes

A report from BBC News reveals that more than a fifth of England's universities have applied to change their fee packages, just weeks before the application deadline.

The Office for Fair Access said 27 of England's universities had sought to lower fees to make use of new measures that could allow them to expand.

Universities blame the late announcement of these measures by the government.

Ministers say changes should not disadvantage any student.

But the National Unions of Students said tens of thousands of students now faced weeks of uncertainty because of the changes.

GENDER AND WORKPLACE ISSUES

Presented by J. B. Nangpuhan II (MPA student) for the class of Dr. D. T. Lim, Professor of Public Administration at Chonnam National University, South Korea. Course: Manpower Policy, November 18, 2011

 

GENDER AND WORKPLACE ISSUES (Summary)

(Mary E. Guy – University of Colorado, Denver; Susan Spice – Florida State University - 2009)

 

KEY TERMS:

o   Gender

o   Workplace

o   HR Issues

o   Women

 

INTRODUCTION

Do you agree to this statement: “Women are supposed to be wives and mothers, while men are supposed to be the breadwinners?”

(May I first remind everyone that most of the opinions and facts in this report originate from the United States and that these might not be in congruence in other countries.) This article discusses about the influence of gender in the workplace. It explains the effects of gender and how HR function tries to balance these effects. It includes career choices, job opportunities, mentoring networks, promotions, and salary.

Pressman and Wildavsky: POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

Presented by J. B. Nangpuhan II (MPA student) for the class of Dr. J. K. Seo, Professor of Public Administration at Chonnam National University, South Korea under public policy, presented fall semester-2011.

INTRODUCTION
In the 1970s, some scholars of public policy like Jeffrey L. Pressman and Aaron B. Wildavsky emerged. Their pioneering study on ‘IMPLEMENTATION’ of policies became one of the major footprints in studying public policy. Pressman and Wildavsky based most of their theories on their study about Economic Development Agency (EDA) projects in Oakland-California funded by the U.S. federal government in 1965.
Pressman and Wildavsky defined ‘implementation’ as “to carry out, accomplish, fulfill, produce, complete”. This definition embodies the role of public servants in the government bureaucracy to give efficient and equitable service to the people.

Discover Korea in Public Administration

Insight into public administration

Cover page

By Lee Tae-hoon (leeth@koreatimes.co.k)/ THE KOREA TIMES





One of the most intriguing and inspirational stories about Korea is its successful transformation and development from ruins to a global economic powerhouse with a vibrant democracy in just half a century.



What is, however, often overlooked or underappreciated is the role that the country’s public administration and elite bureaucrats contributed to the “Miracle on the Han River.”

The book, “Discover Korea in Public Administration,” is a long-awaited guide for scholars and students, as well as the leadership and administrators of development countries who want to identify with the roots and the role of Korean public administration.

Waldo's view on Public Administration still relevant after 30 years

Public administration: 30-year-old principles still apply

By JAN KALLBERG | Federal Times / Last Updated:October 30, 2011

Dwight Waldo

Dwight Waldo wrote "The Enterprise of Public Administration" in 1979 looking back on a long academic career, but also as a reflection about the future for public administration. Can a 30-year-old book be relevant? You bet.
Several of Waldo's comments are accurate about today's issues — debt crisis, e-government and trust in government.
The modern U.S. is established on a foundation of economic growth, abundance and consensus, but a new paradigm of scarcity, decay and conflict is increasing pressure on public administration.
This is a radical shift that Waldo foresaw. Waldo raised the question that if the central glue that holds society together is the expectation of more, what does that lead to? If we build our society around a government that always delivers more services, benefits and progress, what would happen if there were less in the future?
Today, facing a large federal debt and austerity measures, we no longer can promise more.
Waldo presented a few principles that he used as a framework to explain, question and discuss public administration and other scholars' theories.
The first principle suggests that there is conflict between bureaucracy and democracy that obliges public servants to protect democratic values. This makes it impossible to run government fully as a business as businesses do not have to consider these values.

Belarus looks to emulate Korea's public administration

(reposted)



Anatoly N. Morozevich



Belarus looks to emulate Korea’s public administration

By Park Si-soo/ The Korea Times/ 10-25-2011 17:48

 

Belarus is a young country. The country’s independence from the Soviet Union is only 20 years old but its governing system is still under development.

The European state recently found a model state to follow in Asia: South Korea. And it is making great efforts to emulate everything from Korea’s public administration to economic policies.

“Belarus is a pearl in a shell,” said Anatoly N. Morozevich, president of the Academy of Public Administration under the Aegis of the President of Belarus. “We want to open the shell with help from Korea and show the pearl to the outside world.” 

Anatoly, a close aide to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, is now visiting Seoul at the invitation of the Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA).

Notes on the Theory of Organization (Luther Gulick)

Presented by J. B Nangpuhan II (MPA Student) to Dr. C. G. Song, Professor of Public Administration at Chonnam National University, South Korea under 'introduction to public administration'. Date presented: 06Oct2010.

 

NOTES ON THE THEORY OF ORGANIZATION[1](LUTHER GULICK)

 

SUMMARY

 

I.        THE DIVISION OF WORK

Luther Gulick considers division of work as the foundation of the organization and the reason to form it. Other compelling reasons of work division are the following:

a.       Human nature – Men differ in nature, capacity and skill, and gain greatly in dexterity by specialization;

b.      Time – The same man cannot be at two places at the same time; and 

c.       Space – The range of knowledge and skill is so great that a man cannot within his life-span know more than a small fraction of it.

TOWARD A NEW PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (H. George Frederickson)

Presented by J. B. Nangpuhan II (MPA Student) to Dr. C. G. Song, Professor of Public Administration at Chonnam National University, South Korea under 'introduction to public administration'. Date presented: 13Oct2010.

SUMMARY[1]

Key Terms:
1.       organization
2.       social equity

Objectives:
1.       To present the author’s interpretation and synthesis of new Public Administration;
2.       To describe how this interpretation and synthesis of new Public Administration relates to the wider world of administrative thought and practice; and
3.       To interpret what new Public Administration means for organization theory and vice versa.

A Declaration Modernizing Public Administration signed by Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Slovenia

Declaration on regional cooperation in modernising public administration signed

08. October 2011. | 08:30 - 08:39

 

Source: Emg.rs

 

Minister of Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Self-Government Milan Markovic and his counterparts from Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia signed a Declaration on regional cooperation in the process to modernise public administration in Belgrade today. 

Speaking at a conference “Services, skills and capacity – key challenges in building a modern public administration in Europe,” Markovic underlined that by signing this document, Serbia made a commitment to cooperation that will ensure better lives of citizens in the future. 

The Minister stressed that modernisation of public administration aims at building adequate administrative capacity to harmonise national legislation with EU law. 

Success in your career can be defined as a JOURNEY

You know, sometimes there are lots of achievements we can be successful of. Like for instance, we successfully finished writing proposals. The effort that we have invested in writing the proposal is recognized as a success but we haven't achieved yet the essence of success - that is not the destination of writing proposals. Why? It is because success is a journey, it is not a destination. For you to understand more about the word success, view this video from John Maxwell Team entitled: Path Towards Success.

PARADIGMS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (NICHOLAS HENRY)

Presented by J. B. Nangpuhan II (MPA Student) to Dr. C. G. Song, professor of Public Administration at Chonnam National University, South Korea under 'introduction to public administration'. Date presented: 29Sept2010.

SUMMARY

Key Terms:

1. paradigm

2. locus

3. focus

Introduction:
Five paradigms of public administration[1] will be discussed in this chapter to indicate that public administration is a new unique synthesizing field. This is because many conceived that public administration as a discipline is an amalgam of organization theory, management science, and the concept of public interest. It is now time to establish itself as an institutionally autonomous enterprise in colleges and universities in order to retain its social relevance and worth. Some new words in this chapter are: a. baroquism – a reexamination by public administrationists of where the field has been and where it is going appears worthwhile; and b. paradigm – a term that conveys the concept of a field’s self-identity and the changing dynamics of that identity.

Public administration key to Korean development

The Korea Times (09-27-2011 18:14) By Lee Tae-hoon

(Park Chin-keun, chairman and CEO of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Studies, speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at his office in Seoul, Friday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul)

The Study of Public Administration

Presented by J. B. Nangpuhan II (MPA Student) to Dr. C. G. Song, professor of Public Administration at Chonnam National University, South Korea under 'introduction to public administration'. Date presented: 29Sept2010.

The Study of Public Administration[1]

(by: Woodrow Wilson)

 

SUMMARY

Key Terms:
1.       administration
2.       personnel
3.       public opinion
4.       civil service
5.       constitutional
6.       politics
7.       province

COMPETING PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION: CIVIL SERVICE, PATRONAGE, AND PRIVATIZATION (Donald E. Klingner – University of Colorado, USA)

Presented by J. B. Nangpuhan II (MPA Student) for the class of Dr. D. T. Lim, professor of Public Administration at Chonnam National University, South Korea under 'manpower policy'. Date presented: October2011.

 

KEY TERMS:

·         Human Resource Management (HRM) – the management of organization’s employees

·         Civil Service – the body of employees in any government agency

·         Patronage – a support, encouragement, or financial aid that an organization or individual gives to another person

·         Privatization – the process of transferring ownership from public sector to private sector

·         Partnerships – an arrangement where parties cooperate to advance their mutual interests