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Debate #277 · Civil–military relations

Does democracy or dictatorship better serve governance, bureaucracy and citizens?

Asked 2 times · 2 years · Political Science · Public Administration
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (2)Evidence (3)PositionsSame themeDo military takeovers stem from civilian failure or military institutional ambition?Did military-backed constitutional engineering cause Pakistan's recurring constitutional crises?Has the military's political role undermined democracy and civilian institutions in Pakistan?
+2 moreIs civilian supremacy over the military achievable in Pakistan?Has Turkey's military been a guardian or an obstacle to democracy?

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Examiners want: Comparison of features, effects on bureaucracy and citizens, performance evidence, both sides, conclusion

The questions

2020
CCE Sindh · Public Administration · Discuss

Discuss Democracy vs Dictatorship and its implications on Bureaucracy and the people.

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2003
CSS · Political Science · Compare

Compare and Contrast between Democracy and Dictatorship.

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Evidence you can cite

Directory Retirement Rules 2020 introduced, then repealed in 2022: Civil Servants (Directory Retirement from Service) Rules, 2020 notified by S.R.O. 320(I)/2020 (15 April 2020); repealed by S.R.O. 698(I)/2022 (30 May 2022), with all actions taken under them "recalled" (2020-2022)Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan (Gazette notifications)Principal-Agent Theory applied to Pakistan: Delegation + information asymmetry + monitoring difficulty (Pakistan application)TheoryGood governance operationalized: Rule of law; accountability; transparency; participation; effectiveness; responsiveness; equity (Pakistan application)Framework

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News about this debate watches for: authoritarian rule, bureaucracy, civil service reform, elected government, military regime, development dictatorship, accountability, rule of law, dictatorship, emergency rule.