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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
JANUARY 2021 EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE: MPA807
COURSE TITLE: Development Administration Theory
CREDIT UNITS: 3
INSTRUCTION: 1. Indicate your Matriculation Number clearly
2. Attempt question one (1) and any other three (3) questions-Four questions in all
3. Question one (1) is compulsory and carries 25marks, while the other questions carry 15marks each.
4. Present all your points in coherent and orderly Manner
TIME ALLOWED: 2 ½ HOURS
1. Development Administration had emerged as a specialized field of Public Administration in response to certain developments in the World Economy during the 20th Century. List and discuss three (3) events that had informed the emergence of Development Administration.
2. List and discuss three (3) key elements of Dudly Seers’ definition of development.
3. The socio-cultural conditions characteristic of developing countries including Nigeria affect governments of these countries in their efforts towards achieving national development. Identify and discuss three (3) supernatural factors that have impeded Nigeria’s national development.
4. The Nigerian civil service has been described as elitist in nature. List and discuss three (3) factors that qualify the service as elitist.
5. In an underdeveloped society such as Nigeria, the basic pattern of administration is imitating rather than indigenous. List and discuss three (3) salient administrative features of underdevelopment.
