Write a short essay comparing administrative organizations of ancient empires with modern administrative systems.

Write a short report on the problem: "Bureaucracy is immortal". List you pros (for) and cons (against).

Unit 2

The Sources of

Public Administration Theory

A. Vocabulary

List of the Key Words and Expressions

Learn the following words and word-combinations using the information presented in the Vocabulary section at the end of the book (Unit 2):

scholar (n)

eminent ~

routine (n)

daily, ordinary ~ ; dull ~ ; practice ~

routine (adj)

~ attention; ~ repairs; ~ inspection; ~ functions

manage(v)

to ~ a firm; to ~ a child; to ~ resources

manager (n)

assistant ~ ; branch ~ ; business ~ ; general ~ ; hotel ~; office ~ ; sales ~ ; service ~

management (n)

the ~ of the mining industry; to complete a ~ studies course; the management

insure (v)

to ~ one's home against loss from fire

insurance (n)

private (adj)

~ life; a ~ school; a ~ investigator, a ~ detective, a ~ apartment

case (n)

to argue, plead a ~ ; to decide a ~, to settle a ~; to hear, try a ~; to lose a ~

academy (n)

the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts; Academy of Public Administration under the Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus; a military academy

academic (adj)

~ books; the ~ discipline; an ~ garden

academician (n)

compare (v)

comparison (n)

there is no ~ between them

comparative (adj)

~ law; in ~ comfort

society (n)

to polarize a ~ ; to unite a ~

social (adj)

~ amenities; ~ appropriation; ~ consumption; ~ conditions; ~ reporter

develop (v)

development (n)

arrested ~ ; economic ~

developing (adj)

~ countries

industry (n)

to build up, develop (an) ~ ; defense ~; film ~

analyze (v)

to ~ samples

analysis (n)

to make an ~ ; careful, thorough ~

decide (v)

to ~ unanimously

decision (n)

value (n)

to cherish ~s, to foster ~s; cultural ~s; moral ~; at a certain ~ ; surplus ~ ; exchange ~ ; to acquire ~ ; a discovery of great ~ ; to attach ~ to

value (v)

to ~ a painting at five thousand pounds; to ~ highly; to ~ smb. as a friend

Vocabulary Exercises

Ex. 1. Which words can you derive from the following?

1) compare 2) decide 3) develop 4) manage 5) society

6) academy 7) industry 8) insure 9) investigate 10) supervise

Ex. 2. Complete each sentence using a word derivationally related to the word given in brackets:

1) I suppose cost shouldn’t be a … factor. (decision)

2) They are under the … of qualified social workers. (supervise)

3) By and by public administration developed a theory and a method of … of its own. (investigate)

4) … administration was focused on the developing nations and the analysis of “transitional societies”. (compare)

5) Several industrialized nations are supplying … countries with new technology. (develop)

6) … your baggage before you leave home. (insurance)

7) They must behave in a way which will be … acceptable. (social)

8) These societies became … during the last century. (industry)

9) They are part of my … team. (manage)

10) These people are well qualified … . (academy)

Ex. 3. Match the words to their definitions:

1) routine, n 2) manager 3) public, adj 4) compare 5) development 6) society 7) industry 8) analyse

a) to consider or examine something in order to understand it or to find out what it consists of; b) the people in a country, who have a particular way of life; c) the gradual growth or formation of something; d) the work and processes involved in manufacturing things in factories; e) to consider things and discover the differences or similarities between them; f) the person who is responsible for running an organization; g) relating to all the people in a country or community; h) the usual way or order in which you do something.

Ex. 4. What is the English for:

1) государственный, общественный

2) анализировать, исследовать

3) развитие

4) решать(ся), принимать решение

5) индустрия, промышленность

6) общество, общественность

7) стоимость, цена

8) сравнительный, сопоставительный

Ex. 5. Translate into English:

1) Специалисты компании проанализировали ситуацию и предложили способы ее решения.

2) На протяжении многих лет компании удавалось экономно расходовать свои ресурсы.

3) Для начала давайте сравним труд политика и труд историка.

4) К сожалению, связь руководства предприятия с рабочими была утрачена.

5) Политики обязаны реагировать на общественное мнение.

6) Правление следит как за выполнением текущих задач, так и за решением экстренных проблем.

7) Какие учебные дисциплины включены в академический план?

8) Чтобы преуспеть в профессии следует развивать свои профессиональные навыки и расширять кругозор.

Ex. 6. Make up situations using the following words and word combinations:

A 1) public organizations 2) private organizations 3) insurance companies 4) business and public administration 5) scholars 6) difference between

В 1) academic participation 2) comparative administration 3) developing nations 4) analysis 5) industrialized world 6) to explain development situations

B. Pre-reading Exercises

Ex.1. Look at the heading of the text and predict the contents of it.