My Understanding of the Public Sector and Public Service...

Introduction This paper discusses my understanding of public sector prior to entering CSULA’s Masters of Science in Public Administration program (MSPA), by examining the unique circumstances involved in administering public organizations while studying different techniques of public management. The courses in the program fulfilled my understanding of public sector, and how I perceive the profession of public service now that I have completed the MSPA program. My Understanding of Public Sector Upon entering the MSPA program, my assessment of the public sector was limited to the subjects studied while obtaining my Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, my professional experience as an appointee public servant, and experiences in public†¦show more content†¦However, I soon learned that the field of public management was not as simple as I imagined. The MSPA Program Intergovernmental Relations One of my first courses in the MSPA program was Intergovernmental Relations. I began to understand that in United States, specifically California, government was highly fragmented; obscure and overlapping that determines the disposal of power and financial resources that wrestle the public sector. Stephens and Wilkstrom described Intergovernmental relations as the activities and interaction that enable a federal system to function or not function. This class helped me understand there is no person, agency or agenda that dictates the paths or policies of public service: thousands of small to large bureaucratic decisions are made regularly, all under the auspices of government, creating miniscule or substantial waves that affect a multiplicity of interests and motives (Lane, 1999). And likewise, I realized that public problems are complex and slow to fix. Which raises the questions on, how do governments determine which services are deemed unnecessary? 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