自1949年成立以来，公共行政和发展(民发组织)一直在审查和评价地方、区域、国家和国际各级的公共行政实践，其目的是管理中低收入国家的发展进程。它特别注意调查公共政策制订和执行的所有阶段的管理情况，这些阶段的利益和重要性超越了一个特定的政府和国家。PAD对公共行政实践和管理研究之间的联系特别感兴趣，并为报告新经验和实验提供了一个专业和学术论坛。PAD还出版关于非政府组织部门发展管理研究的文章。它被包括顾问、捐助者和政策顾问在内的学术界和实务界广泛阅读。由于其案例研究方法，它也经常用于教学和培训目的。
Since its founding in 1949, Public Administration and Development (PAD) has been reviewing and assessing the practice of public administration at the local, regional, national and international levels where it is directed to managing development processes in low and medium income countries. It gives special attention to investigations of the management of all phases of public policy formulation and implementation which have an interest and importance beyond a particular government and state. PAD has a particular interest in the link between public administration practice and management research and provides a professional and academic forum for reporting on new experiences and experiments. PAD also publishes articles on development management research in the NGO sector. It is widely read by academics and practitioners alike, including consultants, donors and policy advisers. With its case study approach, it is also frequently used for teaching and training purposes.
