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Thinker of the Day | E.H. Valsan
Work – Development Bureaucracy – A Tentative Model, Community Development Programmes and Rural Local Government
Views
- Valsan focuses on the need for a bureaucracy that is not merely rule oriented but capable of actively supporting social and economic transformation.
Valsan’s idea of positive formalism is particularly useful – formal rules need not always be obstacles to development when appropriately designed, they can provide stability, predictability and coordination for developmental action.
Development administration requires bureaucrats to combine Professional competence + flexibility + innovation + commitment to development This creates a bridge between Weberian bureaucracy and development-oriented administration.
The District Collector illustrates this transition. Traditionally associated with revenue and regulatory functions, the office increasingly performs developmental roles through coordination of rural development, disaster management, welfare delivery and local planning.
Keyword of the Day | Functionalism | Henri Fayol
Functionalism in Public Administration means viewing an organisation or institution in terms of the specific functions it performs to achieve organisational objectives. It emphasises division of work, specialisation and allocation of responsibilities according to functions.
Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 31 | PYQ (2019)
“The executive functions of an organization are not confined to the maintenance of the organization but also involve the achievement of its purpose.” Discuss with reference to Chester Barnard’s theory of organization.
