AN INTRODUCTION
The historical evolution of Public Administration as a field of inquiry can be studied in three traditions - Absolutist, Liberal Democratic and Marxian, in the evolution of Public Administration. This analytical frame will provide a broad perspective on the developments in Public Administration considered in terms of the impulses Ideological or otherwise behind them. There are diverse traditions in the practice and theory of Public Administration because of differences in not only the history, culture and levels of development at various societies but also the impulses shaping them at different times.
The historical evolution of Public Administration as a field of inquiry can be studied in three traditions - Absolutist, Liberal Democratic and Marxian, in the evolution of Public Administration. This analytical frame will provide a broad perspective on the developments in Public Administration considered in terms of the impulses Ideological or otherwise behind them. There are diverse traditions in the practice and theory of Public Administration because of differences in not only the history, culture and levels of development at various societies but also the impulses shaping them at different times.
