Which period is considered as the "Golden era of principles" in the development of Public Administration?

The correct answer is option no 3 1927-1937.

Public administration is a broad field that covers the administrative services needed to help build and strengthen society.

Key Points

• The Evolution of Public Administration has mainly gone through six stages.
• PERIOD I (1887-1926) Politics–Administration Dichotomy
• PERIOD II (1927-1937) Golden Era of Principles
• PERIOD III (1938-1947) Period of Challenge
• PERIOD IV (1948-1970) Phase of Identity Crisis
• PERIOD V (1971-1980) Public Administration as Public Administration
• PERIOD VI (1980 Onward) Reinventing Public Administration in Market Era.

Additional Information

•  Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the father of the discipline of public administration, in his article entitled “The Study of Administration,” published in the Political Science Quarterly in 1887.
• He emphasized the need for studying public administration as a discipline apart from politics.

Hence PERIOD II (1927-1937)  is considered the "Golden era of principles" in the development of Public Administration.