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Governance & Public Policies

100 marks · 3 hours · 7 questions · official PDF, 2 pages
Practice 19 MCQs
This paper Governance & Public Policies · all yearsQ. 2 · Mark Bevir examines the concept…Q. 3 · Describe the evolution and rationale…Q. 4 · There has been growth of…Q. 5 · How does Economics provide various…Q. 6 · Classical theories of Bureaucracies view…Q. 7 · Explain the tenets of Good…Q. 8 · Explain any two (2) of…With this paperPart-I MCQs19Official PDF2 pp← 2024
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Q. 2

Mark Bevir examines the concept of "Legitimacy of Administrative State" which arises from the assumptions that governments make about "the people".

  1. (a)What are the threats to the legitimacy of government in modern democracies? Explain these only through the concept of "Biopolitics". [12]
  2. (b)How do you visualize the situation in Pakistan under the perspective of the author? [8]
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Q. 3
  1. (a)Describe the evolution and rationale of the discipline of Public Policy, notwithstanding the existence of the disciplines of Political Science and Public Administration. Mention any two of its initial philosophers with their contributions to this discipline. [14]
  2. (b)Keeping in view of your understanding above, when and how did it impact the public policy making in Pakistan? [6]
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Q. 4

There has been growth of judicialization of politics and reliance on judiciary for dealing with mega-politics globally as well as in Pakistan. What have been the judiciary specific amendments in the constitution from 1973 to the most recent? Describe how have the same undermined/strengthened the judicial organ?

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Q. 5
  1. (a)How does Economics provide various models of Governance as described in the book "Governance" ? [13]
  2. (b)Which model better explains the present governance landscape of Pakistan? [7]
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Q. 6

Classical theories of Bureaucracies view bureaucrats as neutral and apolitical which has been challenged by modern theorists especially those from the “rationality project".

  1. (a)What are the characteristics of the classical theories of bureaucracies? Briefly tabulate the same with their respective philosophers. [7]
  2. (b)How have rational theorists, especially from Economics, challenged some of the characteristics of classical theories of bureaucracies? [13]
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Q. 7
  1. (a)Explain the tenets of Good Governance in Islam and relate these with the western theories of Governance. [12]
  2. (b)How can the Education policy in Pakistan be brought in consonance with the tenets of Good Governance in Islam? [8]
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Q. 8

Explain any two (2) of the following in the context of Governance & Public Polices.

  1. (a)Narrative Policy Framework. [10]
  2. (b)Structuralism in Marxist theories. [10]
  3. (c)Any lesson(s) from Kerala (India) which could be usefully adopted in your union council. [10]
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