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Soru 1

I. It can be simply thought of as neoclassical economic theory applied to the public sector.

II. It seeks to build a bridge between microeconomics and politics by viewing the actions of citizens, politicians, and public servants as analogous to the actions of self-interested producers and consumers.

Which term is described by the above sentences?

Soru 2

In Downs’s classification, “conservers” are bureaucrats who want to ________________ security and convenience, and they will more likely defend existing prerogatives and functions rather than try to invent new ones.

Soru 3

Leader political skill also tends to positively affect perceptions of organizational support among subordinates, in turn increasing ______________________ and organizational commitment.

Soru 4

Which of the following is not one of the reasons that the production of public goods traditionally is held to be appropriately concentrated under government control?

Soru 5

If citizen-consumers shopped around for preferred tax-service packages, competitive pressures would ___________ producers—that is, local governments and public agencies—to respond to citizens’ preferences.

Soru 6

Which of the following is not one of the theoretical propositions formulated by Woodrow Wilson that intellectual foundations of public administration were built upon?

Soru 7

What is the public agency’s job?

Soru 8

One of the persistent criticisms of rational choice theory is that its conception of human nature is too ________________ to be of much use.

Soru 9

What kind of role has rational choice played in determining the limits of the orthodox perspective?

Soru 10

“This scholar explicitly rejected the economic concept of the rational utility maximizer. His administrator was a satisficer, not a maximizer. He drew his concept of bounded rationality out of psychology rather than economics, and his portrait of administrators was more psychologically complex than the cost-benefit calculator”.

Whose ideas are presented above?

Soru 11

I. It applies to the public sector.

II. It applies to the enterprises.

III. It connects microeconomic and politics.

IV. Citizen, politicians, and public servants display actions analogous to those of self-interested producers.

Which of the above defines rational choice best?

Soru 12

I. An average individual knows his/her preferences.

II. An average individual knows his/her priorities.

III. An average individual is capable of maximizing individual benefits.

IV. Collectives will make decisions.

V. The theory recognizes individual choices.

Which of the above explain the rational choice theory?

Soru 13

I. Organizational behavior

II. Public service delivery.

III. Administrative behaviours

IV. New theoretical orthodoxy.

V. Intellectual choice of consumers

Which of the above are the areas that rational choice theory has an impact on?

Soru 14

According to Down, what are the bureaucrats who want to maximize their power, income, or prestige called?

Soru 15

Which of the following is not a type of bureaucrat in Down's classification?

Soru 16

Which of the following is among the predictable outcomes of a market with monopoly producers?

Soru 17

Which of the statements best explains Wilson's view of public administration?

Soru 18

How many theoretical propositions did Wilson formulate as the intellectual foundations of public administration?

Soru 19

I. Rational choice cannot be the basis for a normative democratic theory of administration.

II. Rational choice is compatible with democratic theory of administration.

III. Rational choice leads to undemocratic processes and outcomes.

IV. Rational choice has underlying principles leading to democratic outcomes.

Which of the above are among the counter arguments that critics brought up against Vincent Ostrom's Perspective?

Soru 20

I. Rational choice provides an intellectual lifeboat.

II. Rational choice provides the discipline with its theoretical ship of state.

III. Rational choice has a very narrow conception of human nature.

Which of the above are the advantages of rational choice according to Vincent Ostrom?

INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION