Public Administration as a distinct discipline emerged from:
- Woodrow Wilson's "Study of Administration" 1887
- Plato's Republic
- Aristotle's Politics
- Machiavelli's Prince
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Correct answer: A. Woodrow Wilson's "Study of Administration" 1887
1. Wilson's essay called for separating politics from administration.
2. Considered the founding text of the discipline.
3. Influenced US civil service reform.
__Source: syllabus Political Theory — origins of Public Administration__