, ▁progress iv ism , ▁faith ▁in ▁science , ▁and ▁the ▁“ g ospel ▁of ▁efficiency .” ▁Wal do ’ s ▁arguments ▁often ▁deal ▁with ▁what ▁government ▁should ▁do . ▁Public ▁administration ▁is ▁often ▁thought ▁of ▁today ▁as ▁a ▁science . ▁However , ▁Wal do ▁declared ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁political ▁theory . ▁The ▁field ▁of ▁public ▁administration ▁has ▁been ▁defined ▁by ▁many ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁theories . ▁Some ▁theories ▁are ▁defined ▁by ▁t ension ▁and ▁others ▁by ▁debate ▁of ▁two ▁different ▁kinds — s cience ▁and ▁politics . ▁Wal do ▁gives ▁several ▁examples ▁of ▁questions ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁public ▁administration ▁that ▁have ▁them es ▁in ▁political ▁philosophy ▁and ▁some ▁ancient ▁Greece : ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁good ▁life , ▁the ▁bases ▁of ▁decision , ▁who ▁should ▁rule , ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁powers , ▁and ▁central ization ▁of ▁government ▁versus ▁decent ral ization ▁of ▁government . ▁These ▁things ▁are ▁all ▁de alt ▁with ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁today . ▁Political ▁the or izing ▁ent ails ▁construct ing ▁a ▁comp elling ▁argument ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁strength ened ▁by ▁fact ual ▁evidence ▁that ▁is ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁logical . ▁The ▁administrative ▁state ▁has ▁made ▁an ▁overall ▁positive ▁and ▁huge ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁public ▁administration . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁need ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁scientific ▁quest ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁politics ▁and ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁ar ena ▁in ▁public ▁life . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Link ▁to ▁the ▁full ▁text ▁on ▁Internet ▁Archive ▁ ▁Category : Public