Development dynamics
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The document discusses the concepts of development administration and administrative development. It states that development administration aims to facilitate socio-economic progress through government action and optimal resource utilization. Both development administration and administrative development are needed - development administration implements development programs, while administrative development improves the administrative system's capacity. The document outlines the key objectives and aspects of administering development and developing administration. While some view them as distinct categories, others see their relationship as interdependent, with both needed to effectively achieve development goals.
Development dynamics
- 1. 8. Development dynamics The essence of development administration is to bring about change through integrated, organised and properly directed governmental action. Concept of development In context of developing countries Because of paucity of resources, human and material in their counties, the need for making optimum utilisation of available means and augmenting new means assumes a great importance. Thus Development administration becomes a means through which the government brings quantitative and qualitative changes in an economy. It is action-oriented (action or functioning part of the government) and places the administration at the centre in order to facilitate the attainment of development objectives. The concept of development administration involves two elements: i) Administration of Development: - the implementation of programmes designed to bring about modernity (i.e. socioeconomic progress and nation-building), and The State plays a leading role in bringing about development through its administrative system. In order to discharge this role it requires a distinct type of support by administration which involves special understanding of problems in the developing countries. These must be perceptible at different operative levels i.e., officials must make enough different decisions, adopt enough different policies and engage in enough different activities to warrant the different designations of d l d i i i
- 2. ii) Development of administration: - the changes within the administrative system which increase its capacity to implement the programmes. Hence It is not only concerned with the application of policies as determined by the political representatives in existing situation but also with introducing efforts to modify existing situations so as to serve the cause of the masses. Administration of Development : The bureaucratic process that initiates and facilitates socio-economic progress by making the optimum use of talents and expertise available. The administration of development implies: i) The execution of programmes designed to bring about progressive improvement ii) The changes within an administrative system which increases its capacity to implement such programmes. Administration of development involves the following objectives: what to do 1. Application of innovative strategies for development 2. Emphasis on development at the grassroots level. Development has to be a need-oriented and self-reliant process 3. Stress on social development and human capital as a major resource 4. Development has to be viewed not merely as a technological problem but also as an ideological norm 5. Profound and rapid change in order to establish a distinct and just social order
- 3. 6. Recognizing and highlighting the unity, rather than dichotomy between politics and administration 7. Effective and efficient use of scarce resources 8. Creation of a politics-administrative environment which is oriented towards securing basic needs of the population 9. Freedom of administrative machinery to express its values and beliefs without fear or favour on programmes and projects. Development of Administration Development Administration has to be efficient and effective. For that purpose it has to aim at enlargement of administrative capabilities and structural and behavioural change. It is this aspect of administration that is called administrative development or development of administration. In simple terms it means development of administrative system, of administrative health by introducing-administrative rationalisation and institution building. Development of administration further means cultural change in administration. The development of administration aims at qualitative and quantitative transformations in administration with an eye on the performance of management of affairs. The term also implies technological changes in administration so as to enable it to adopt new modes or techniques of administration. The colonial administrative culture is unsuitable to the changed socio-political ethos 9f the developing world. Our British legacy has adversely affected the administration. The obsolete Acts e.g. Police Act, 1861,'cannot take us towards the path of change. Development of administration should refer to the creation of ability to adjust to new stimuli or changes.
- 4. Administrative development is concerned with: How to improve the “means” (Administrative System) 1) The capacity of an administrative system to take decisions in order to meet the ever increasing demands coming from the environment and with the objective of achieving larger political and socioeconomic goals. 2) Increase in size, in specialisation and division of tasks and in the professionalization of its personnel. 3) A pattern of increasing effectiveness in the optimum utilisation of available means and further augmentation of the means, if necessary. 4) Increase in administrative capability and capacity. 5) Transformation of existing administrative mechanism into a new machinery through modernising the bureaucracy by external inducement, transfer of technology and training. 6) Replacement of initiative, practices etc. with those based on realistic needs. 7) Reducing the dependence on foreign experts by producing adequate trained manpower. 8) Promotion of development initiative. 9) Administrative reorganisation and rationalisation. 10) Making modernisation culturally related. 11) Removing or reducing bureaucratic immobility and widespread corruption.
- 5. 12) Reorientation of established agencies, and the delegation of administrative powers to them. 13) Creation of administrators who can provide leadership in stimulating and supporting programmes of social and economic improvement. Actually administration of development and development of administration are interrelated concepts. Traditional Administration and Development Administration John Gunnel “The increasing shift of development scenario requires increased diversification and specialisation of knowledge and skills and high level of managerial ability for integrative co-ordination. To quicken the pace of development there is an additional need for a new breed of administrators of superior calibre and vision with a passion for achieving results and of those who can take risks and introduce innovations. There is an increasing need to have heightened sensitivity to the welfare of the poor sections and greater responsiveness to the political process.” Implicit meaning of this observation is that These two types of administration differ from each other in terms of purpose, structure and organisation, attitudes and behaviour, capabilities, techniques and methods. Both are dependent on each other. Administration of development is as important as development of administration. To achieve development goals it is essential that there is proper assessment of resources, proper plan formulation, evaluation and. implementation, adequate involvement of people, emphasis on technological change and self-reliance. At the same time we also need developed bureaucracy, integrity in administration, initiative, innovativeness, delegation of powers, decentralised decision- making etc. Administrative development cannot take place without administrative change and reform. Both the concepts support each other and development of administration is needed for administration of development. As per F. Riggs 'development administration' and 'administrative development' have a chicken and egg kind of relationship. Superiority of one concept over the other cannot be established.
- 6. Question of Dichotomy (Distinction between two S.P.VERMA & S.K.SHARMA) Traditional Development Regulatory administration (routine operation) Unpredictable new tasks or problems (rapidly changing environment) Oriented towards efficiency and economy(emphasis on individual performance) Oriented towards organisational growth and effectiveness in achievement of goal(emphasis on group performance and inter-group collaboration) Task orientation and conformity to rules and procedures (Concern for security, playing safe, comfort, standards status and power) Relationship oriented with emphasis on high programme standards (willingness to take risks, encouraging innovation and change) Sharp and elaborate hierarchical structure (strict and authoritative climate of mistrust) Structure shaped by requirements of goals (flexibility and continuously changing roles, mutual trust and confidence) Centralised decision making (past experience as the main guide to problem solving) Wide sharing decision-making. (Empirical approach to problem solving and use of improved aids to decision-making) Emphasis on maintaining status quo (resistance to organisation change) Continuing organisational development in response to environmental demands (Development of an organisation which is dynamic, adaptive and futuristic)
- 7. The assumption behind the differentiation Administration in newly emergent nations must switch completely from law-and order values to developmental values. It is not a closed system; the linkages with experts, relationships with the grassroots level and with the people are more important than Central structures. But, there are scholars, like W. Wood, Pai Panadikar who do not favour separation or division of administration into such distinct categories. Thus the qualitative goals of development administration i.e. planning for the people, with people's support and co- operation, distinguishes it from the quantitative goals of Public Administration i.e. implementing rules. Though there are technical and behavioural techniques common to all forms of management, in development administration, external relations have to be optimised before resources can be focused on limited incremental goals. Development administration is concerned with attitudes and processes rather than procedures and structures.
- 8. The differences of views on the question of dichotomy still persist leading to an inconclusive debate. Gant "Development administration is distinguished from, although not independent of, other aspects and concerns of Public Administration. Certainly, the maintenance of law and order is a prime function of government and is basic to development, although it precedes and is not usually encompassed within that definition of development administration. Similarly, the provision of essential communications and educational facilities and the maintenance of judicial and diplomatic systems would have an impact on but not be an integral part of development administration." Conclusion Thus a rigid distinction cannot be made between traditional and development administration. But as development administration is wider, broader, participative, innovative and change-oriented, the traditional administration has to create the conditions for the effective working of development administration.
- 9. Features of Development Administration Change Orientation Change forms part of philosophic values of development administration. Development administration cannot be status-quo oriented. No development can take place unless and until it introduces certain positive changes in a system. Goal Orientation Colossal issues that developing countries are facing need to be tackled systematically by fixation of priorities and goals. Development administration is the means through which the goals of development viz., social justice, modernisation, industrialization and economic growth can be achieved. Innovative Administration Development administration is change oriented means it is dynamic and progressive in thought and action. It is interested in identifying and applying new structures, methods, procedures, techniques, policies, planning projects and programmes so that the objectives and goals of development are achieved with minimum possible resources and time. India has experimented with many new institutions and programmes which can be termed as the hallmarks of development administration. For example - MGNREGA, IRDP, Tribal Development Programmes & development agencies like the District Rural Development Agency, District Planning Cells, State Planning Boards, Co-operatives etc. These programmes broadly aim at removal of unemployment, creation of job opportunities and reduction of poverty.
- 10. To achieve maximum results, wastage of resources, time and cost has to be avoided. Development administration has to co-ordinate the activities of development agencies and organisations to integrate their efforts and energies for the realisation of development goals. This would also save the administration from the problems of duplication of functions, neglect of important functions and unnecessary focus on irrelevant or marginally relevant activities. It would thus minimise administrative lag. Ecological Perspective It is not a closed system. It receives a feedback from the social system and responds to the demands put on it by the system. The changes in administration affect its environment and changes in environment also have its bearing on administration. The environment sets forth the operative parameters of development administration. It requires the qualities of flexibility and responsiveness in administrative actions and methods. In a way, development administration is related to the environment and involves close interaction between the administration and environment. NEED OF CO-ORDINATION Since development implies increasing specialisation and professionalisation, the number of agencies and organisations involved in development tasks has considerably gone up. In order to have the maximum benefit of this emergent administrative system, co- ordination between various administrative units and activities is essential.