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Debate #165 · Governance, civil service and public policy

Should Pakistan shrink the state by privatising public sector enterprises?

Asked 3 times · 3 years · Economics · Governance & Public Policies · Public Administration
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (3)PositionsSame themeIs Pakistan's bureaucracy a colonial steel frame or an agent of development?Is Pakistan's governance crisis rooted in weak institutions or in politics?Has Weber's bureaucratic model outlived its usefulness for modern public administration?
+2 moreCan performance-based HRM replace seniority and patronage in Pakistan's civil service?Does citizen and civil society participation improve policymaking in Pakistan?

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Examiners want: Causes of SOE inefficiency, fiscal case for downsizing, the state's guiding role, and risks of privatisation

The questions

2018
CSS · Governance & Public Policies · Recommend

A multitude of models are proposed for public policy making process. Describe and explain the six step model proposed by Patton and Swacki (1986) that begins with defining and diagnosing the problem. Pakistan has a mixed-economy with a considerably large public sector. It is believed that size and scope of government needs substantial reduction in order to reduce fiscal deficit and achieve economic efficiency. Suggest strategies for gradual process of right-sizing in public sector of Pakistan.

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2015
CSS · Public Administration · Critically analyse

Critically examine the structure and functions of public corporations. What are the major causes of wide spread inefficiencies in the public sector enterprises of Pakistan?

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2004
CSS · Economics · Discuss

The only remedy is to privatize public sector projects as quickly as possible, so that funds are made available at a competitive rates to competitive projects. Let visions and ideas come from the state so that private initiative can be educated to constitute and flourish. Discuss.

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