1.0 Learning Outcome1.1 Introduction1.2 What is Administration?1.3 Administration, Organisation and Management1.4 Defining Public Administration1.5 Nature of Public Administration1.6 Scope of Public Administration1.6.1 Scope of Public Administration as an Activity1.6.2 Scope of Public Administration as a Discipline1.7 Public and Private Administration1.7.1 Distinction between Public and Private Administration1.7.2 Similarities between Public and Private Administration1.8 Importance of Public Administration1.8.1 Importance of Public Administration as SpecialisedSubject of Study1.8.2 Importance of Public Administration as an Activity1.9 Role of Public Administration under Liberalisation, Privatisationand Globalisation (LPG)1.10 Conclusion1.11 Key Concepts1.12 References and Further Reading1.13 Activities