ABSTRACT
Concerning the study of public administration, theoretical frameworks can be useful in trying to grasp the big picture of the field. As elegantly stated by Bolman and Deal in reference to their organizational theory framework: "Frames are both windows on the world and lenses that bring the world into focus". The public administration literature offers a number of ways to organize and understand public administration theory and practice. Dwight Waldo is acknowledged as one of the most influential scholars of public administration. As a leading scholar in the field, David Rosenbloom offered a theoretical framework in his foundational article, "Public Administration Theory and the Separation of Powers". Similar to Waldo's desire to explicate the political theory of public administration, David Farmer's goal in The Language of Public Administration was to "produce a consistent and coherent account of the language of public administration".
