1. Give your thoughts on how to achieve a civil service that is merit based and politically responsive and reflects the diversity of the American population. Be sure to provide practical examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Is affirmative action in the public interest? Do you agree or disagree with Roosevelt Thomas’s position that our focus should be on managing diversity? Explain.
3. Using practical examples, briefly explain the main differences between Old Public Administration (OPA), New Public Management (NPM), and New Public Service (NPS). In your answer, comment on whether one of these approaches serves the public interest better than the others.
Your responses to each question should be 250 words in length.
Use the following textbooks as a reference:
Chilton, B. S., King, S. M., Foyou, V. E. & McDonald, J. S. (2019). The Public Administration Profession: Policy, Management, and Ethics. Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-8153-5344-7.
Shafritz, J. M. & Hyde, A. C. (2017). Classics of Public Administration. 8th edition. Cengage Learning, ISBN: 978-1-305-63903-4.
