ABSTRACT
Public managers in developing countries are particularly challenged by the complex requirements and needs of managing national development. Conceptually, development management is regarded as an outgrowth or a subfield of international and comparative administration. The national development of an emerging nation inevitably incarnates particular needs and demands that require specific administrative abilities. This type of administration or management, adapted for the particular needs of developing countries, has been referred to interchangeably as development administration or development management. Development administration is different from administration development, which could be any administration in any setting seeking reform, change, or improvement of its capacity. Despite the dismal results of many national development plans, many developing countries face need to build institutions and organizations able to overcome traditional barriers to the effective implementation of developmental policies. Despite recognition of the many distinctive operational components of politics and administration, they remain closely associated.
