CSS Public Administration Past Paper 2017
PART-2(Subjective) 80 Marks
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. (20×4)
PART-II
Q2. Appropriate separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches ensures effective check and balance and hence accountable public administration. Discuss this statement in the light of the historic Watergate Scandal, which forced Nixon to resign as head of public bureaucracy.
Q3. Privatization as a global phenomenon has major implications for the bureaucratic role and scope, especially in state-dominated political systems. Discuss this statement with for or against arguments.
Q4. Discuss in detail the Prismatic-Sala model enunciated by Fred Riggs in order to evaluate the under-developing society and its implications for public administration.
Q5. Harnessing intrinsic motivation within public servants is a prelude to better public service delivery and an effective curb on corruption. Discuss this statement in the light of the public service motivation paradigm and its requisite ingredients enunciated by James L. Perry.
Q6. Public sector innovation creates value for society either through new or improved processes or services. Discuss the factors which hamper procedural innovation in the public sector in Pakistan.
Q7. There are three major forms of administrative decentralization: deconcentration, delegation, and devolution, each with a different set of characteristics. Argue which one is the most suitable form within Pakistan’s socio-political context.
Q8. Write substantive notes on any two of the following:
(a) Zero-Based Budgeting
(b) Judicial Activism
(c) Social Policy