The modern public administration as one of the reforming strategies in government section, provides the governments with several solutions. Since, this strategy is considered as a keystone for administrative reforms in Iran, hence the study on its consequences is urgent. Having a review on the theoretical bases of modern public administration and Iran's experiences on that, in this article an analytical approach is taken to answer the question of if the government downsizing has been effective as a strategic measure of modern public administration in Iran. Finding suggest some mixed results.
