CSS 2021 Governance & Public Policies Past Paper

Paper details

Examination

CSS

Year

2021

Subject

Governance & Public Policies

Paper

Single Paper

Subject type

Optional

Mode

Subjective

Questions recorded from this paper

These 7 question wordings are transcribed from CSS Vista’s structured Governance & Public Policies past-paper record for CSS 2021.

1. Q8 · Rule of lawReligion as a form of ethical doctrine could potentially provide the “internal good” for (20) development through its doctrines on social cohesion, mutual cooperation and virtue-based community. Elaborate the following in this regard: - a) (a) Rule of law in the Islamic System (b) Doctrine of the Separation of Powers and Independence of the Judiciary
2. Q2 · Public Policy and Planning Institutions and their role in PlanningPublic policy changes occur through two primary mechanisms: substantial disruption and (20) incrementalism. Even though both of these mechanisms involve political institutions, they appear to be unrelated processes. Using specific examples, (a) Explain how these disparate processes create policy change? What is the role of institutions in both processes? (b) Specifically, are institutions endogenous or exogenous to policy changes? Can disruption and incrementalism be integrated to create a fuller theoretical understanding of policy change, or should they be understood separately?
3. Q3 · Public Policy Formulation and ImplementationVarious scholars attend to the interaction between politics and markets to explain the way (20) welfare states undertake social provision, including providing for education (aka “human capital acquisition”), providing welfare benefits, work-family policies, and more. Take two or more such analyses and explain with some care how political and market-based approaches help us understand how social policies develop. Which approaches do you find most resonant to your own thinking, and why?
4. Q5 · Public Policy Formulation and ImplementationHow are problems in society addressed through public policy? How do they get on the (20) policy agenda? Discuss the primary stakeholders and their interests in the process. Provide real life case examples as part of your answer.
5. Q7 · Public Policy Formulation and ImplementationHow does an issue become part of the public policy “agenda”? Out of all the issues that (20) exist, why do some come to legislative attention and many do not? Consider the classic “Garbage Can Model” of Cohen, March and Olsen (1972). Do you agree or disagree? Why?
6. Q4 · Policy AnalysisExplain the concept of Pareto efficiency. What is its relevance to policy analysis, given that (20) it is an abstract benchmark unlikely to be achieved by most policies that are subject to debate? Continue by explaining the Kaldor-Hicks compensation principle and its significance to rational policy analysis – in particular, the practice of cost/benefit analysis. What makes the Kaldor-Hicks compensation principle a “weaker” criterion to satisfy than the Pareto criterion? Do you think Kaldor-Hicks is a sound basis for making policy decisions; why or why not?
7. Q6 · Concept of Governance and its application in light of QuranDefine, explain and contrast the politics of interest and the politics of conscience and how (20) they influence policy making in Pakistan, including their relationship to the application of ethics. Be sure to include examples in your response and discuss the difficulty in identification and application of these influences within and between political parties

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