Central Government Organization

By central government administration we mean the administrative meachine that is established to assist those who exercise supreme political authority within a given state. The following terms are sometimes used as synonyms: machinery of government, public service, and civil service. However, the three terms do not mean the same thing. The term machinery of government refers to the totality of the administrative structures within which the work of government is carried out. Naturally, the central government administrative machine is the most visible, but there are important governmental activities that are carried out within noncentral administrative structures. A good example is the administrative structure at the subnational and local levels, which is considered in Chapter 4 .