摘要：This article examines economics and public administration as twin-sciences that
[should] go together for rounded-knowledge and adopts a case study approach based on the
curriculum development at the universities of technology in South Africa. Curriculum
development in public administration is critically analyzed with the objective to determine
the extent it recognizes economics in the production of the graduates to enable them to
unravel the development conundrum of the country. The article contends that economics is
underplayed in the current public administration curriculum development. It is strongly
recommended that economics should be considered an “anchor subject” in the public
administration instructional offerings to ensure that the graduates are equipped with rounded-
knowledge to play an important role in furthering the developmental agenda of the country.
Keywords: Public Administration, Economics, Curriculum Development, Developmental
State, Universities of Technology
