Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University (GSPA)
Abstract
The study of public administration in the United States is torn
between a desire to be scientific and universal without acknowledging the
uniqueness of political-administrative systems around the world on the one hand
and a need to provide understanding and adequate descriptions of reality on the
other hand. In this article features of American society and government are
described and related to trends in the study of public administration in the United
States. It is clear that the universal challenges of contemporary government can
only be met when addressed in the national context. The American and Korean
study of public administration have much to learn from each other
