Discuss the nature of the debate on public administration dichotomy in public administration

Theory in public administration

The politics-administration dichotomy is a theory that constructs the boundaries of public administration and asserts the normative relationship between elected officials and administrators in a democratic society.^[1] The phrase politics-administration dichotomy was first found in public administration literature from the 1940s.^[2]

History

Woodrow Wilson is credited with the politics-administration dichotomy via his theories on public administration in his 1887 essay, "The Study of Administration".

Wilson came up with a theory that politics and administration are inherently different and should be approached as such.^[3] Wilson wrote in his essay in regards to public administration: “The field of administration is a field of business.

It is removed from the hurry and strife of politics... Administration lies outside the proper sphere of politics. Administrative questions are