The New Paradigm: From Development Administration to sustainable Development Administration

In light of changing national and  international conditions, the  field of public administration is  going through an  exercise of refounding and reinventing. Globalization, technological advancements and ecological  concerns have diluted the importance of development administration. This study traces  the demise of development administration and presents a new paradigm in the form of sustainable  development  administration (SDA). The author argues that the paradigm of SDA is markedly different from the  traditional paradigm of development  administration (DA) in its emphasis, scope, treatment of politics, view of indigenous _cultures, goals, operating mode,  decision  making system,  use  of foreign  aid  and  performance accountability. The  study  concludes by declaring  that  SDA has the potential  to emerge  as a New field of study  in  public administration.