CSS 2018 Governance & Public Policies Paper

Define and describe Governance as the formation and management of the formal and informal mechanisms that regulate the public realms. Describe various indicators of good governance such as Participation, Rule of Law, Transparency, Accountability, Responsiveness, and Efficiency.

Explain the implication of Rational Choice Theory in relation to transforming systems of public sector governance. How does the new institutionalism theory see self-interest, social values, and power structures as determinants of social behaviour?

The Planning Commission (PC) is an apex financial and public policy-making institution of the Government of Pakistan. Elaborate on the role of the PC in terms of policy development for national economic growth and the development of social infrastructure.

Describe and explain the six-step model proposed by Patton and Swacki (1986) for the public policy-making process. Suggest strategies for right-sizing in the public sector of Pakistan.