GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICIES CSS SYLLABUS (100 MARKS)
I. Basic Concepts of Governance
- Origin of the term Governance
- Definition of Governance
- Definition of Good Governance
- Characteristics of Good Governance:
- Participation
- Rule of law
- Transparency
- Responsiveness
- Equity
- Effectiveness and Efficiency
- Accountability
- Strategic Vision
- Collapse/Failure of Governance:
- Indicators
- Diagnostic tools
- Effects
II. Governance Theories
- Communitarianism
- Decentered Theory
- Libertarian Socialism
- Institutionalism
- Marxism
- Neoliberalism
- Rational Choice Theory
- Regulation Theory
III. Governance Indicators laid by World Bank / IMF / UNESCO / UNDP / ADB
Explanation & Application Level in Pakistan
- Voice and Accountability
- Political Stability and Absence of Violence
- Government Effectiveness
- Regulatory Authorities & their Quality
- Rule of Law
- Control of Corruption
IV. Public Policy and Planning Institutions and their Role in Planning
- Institutional Framework for Policy Coordination and Planning:
- ECNEC
- Economic Coordination Committees of the Cabinet
- The Federal Cabinet
- The Secretaries Committee
- The Prime Minister’s Secretariat
- The Planning Commission
- The Finance Division
- The Cabinet Division
- All Federal Ministries for their respective subjects
- Role of Planning Commission in Policy and Planning
- Strategic Planning in Federal Government
- Strategic Planning in Provincial Government and Local Government
- Role of International Donors in Policy Formulation
- IMF Document “Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies 2013/14–2015/16”
- Public Policy and Implementation in Key Sectors:
- Health
- Education
V. Accountability
- General Introduction to Accountability and its concepts:
- Standards
- Symbolism
- Regional and country-wide comparisons
- Review of contemporary studies
- Types of Accountability:
- Political Accountability
- Legal / Judicial Accountability
- Administrative Accountability
- Professional Accountability
- Private vs. Public Accountability
- National Strategies against Corruption and remedial measures
VI. Bureaucracy
- Introduction to the Concept of Bureaucracy:
- History
- Neutrality
- Steel Frame of the State
- Negative connotations associated with the term
- Theories of Bureaucracy:
- Max Weber
- Marx
- John Stewart Mill
- Woodrow Wilson
- Role of Bureaucracy in Pakistan:
- British legacy
- Civil-military relations
- Neutrality
- Dilution of neutrality
- Political allegiance
- Power
- Corrupting the incumbent
- Institutional degradation
- Constitutional guarantees
- Indexing of salaries with the CPI or lack thereof
- Public Administration and Code of Ethics:
- Effectiveness of the Estacode and the Code of Ethics
- Comparison with other countries
VII. Public Policy Formulation and Implementation
- The Policy Making Process:
- How policies are made
- Six stages including diagnosis
- Cautions to be exercised at each stage
- Policy Implementation & Role of Bureaucracy:
- Training
- Pervasive inertia and how to break it
- Lack of decision making
- Culture of postponement and delays
- Lack of resources
- Political interference
- Ability to say “No”
- Policy Analysis and the Quest for Solutions:
- Lack of research in policy analysis
- Lack of coordination among departments
- Secrecy
- Openness
- Policy Evaluation:
- Assessing the impact of public policy
- Program evaluation
- Success and failure of government
VIII. Multi-level Governance in Pakistan
- Legislature:
- National Assembly
- Senate
- Provisional Assemblies
- Judiciary:
- Supreme Court
- High Courts
- Lower Courts
- Functioning of the Offices:
- President of Pakistan
- Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Office of Governor
- Office of Chief Minister
- Federal Cabinet
- Cabinet Committees
- Federal Secretariat
- Provincial Secretariat
- Local Government System:
- District Government
- Zila Government
- Tehsil Government
- Union Administration
- Efficacy
- Performance
- Causes of success or failure
IX. Federalism, Devolution and Decentralization
- Constituents participation in federal structure
- Principle of subsidiarity in public service delivery
- Decentralization model of Kerala
X. Role of Citizens in Governance
XI. Good Governance in Islam
- Quranic guidance on good governance
- Concept of governance and its application in light of:
- Quran
- Sunnah
- Fiqh
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