NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
JUNE 2013 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE:     MPA 807                                                       

CREDIT UNIT: 2

COURSE TITLE:    DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION THEORY

TIME ALLOWED:2 hrs

Instructions:   1. Attempt question Number one (1) and any other two (2).

2. Question number 1 is compulsory and carries 30 marks, while the other questions carry equal marks each

Present all points in a coherent and orderly manner

QUESTION 1          

1a) What is development administration?

1b) Identify the attributes of development administration                       

1c) Discuss the different definitions of Growth by Kuznets

1d) Distinguish between economic development and economic growth by referring to the views of writers such as Schumpeter, Hicks, Maddison, Baran, Lewis and any other writer you are familiar with.

QUESTION 2

2a) Name 8 indicators of development

2b) Kuznets (1955) suggests three definitions of underdevelopment, what are they?

2c) How would you differentiate underdeveloped countries from underdeveloped countries?

QUESTION 3

3a) Explain modernisation briefly

3b)What are the basic economic features of underdeveloped countries?

3c) Explain how the vicious circle operates in an underdeveloped economy.

QUESTION 4

4a) Discuss the administrative features of underdevelopment using Nigeria as a case study

4b) Identify the structural and the operational features of the Nigerian civil service.

QUESTION 5

5a) In your opinion what will be the future of development administration in Nigeria?

5b) In your opinion is management in the private sector superior to that in the public sector?