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Governance & Public Policies

100 marks · 1 paper · 180 minutes per paper

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Preparation duration is an estimate and may vary according to your academic background, available study time and familiarity with the subject.

Stage 1Orientation

Understand the official syllabus, paper structure, marks and preparation resources.

Read and annotate the official FPSC syllabusReview every paper, section, marks allocation and official instruction before beginning preparation.

Set up subject resourcesCreate folders or notebooks for syllabus notes, practice, past papers and revision material.

Review the paper formatUnderstand the number of papers, marks, duration and relevant language or MCQ rules.

Stage 2Foundation

Build the concepts, terminology and prerequisite knowledge needed for the subject.

Build a subject glossaryList and define the core terminology needed across the syllabus.

Map prerequisite conceptsIdentify foundational concepts and arrange them before advanced topics.

Stage 3Official Syllabus Coverage

Cover every official FPSC topic in a practical sequence.

Cover: Subject overviewStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: PAPER: GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC POLICIES (100 MARKS)

Cover: Basic Concepts of Governance:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Basic Concepts of Governance:

Cover: Governance Theories:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Governance Theories:

Cover: Governance Indicators laid by World Bank/IMF/UNESCO/UNDP/ADB, theirStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Explanation & Application Level in Pakistan:

Cover: Public Policy and Planning Institutions and their role in PlanningStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Public Policy and Planning Institutions and their role in Planning

Cover: Accountability:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Accountability:

Cover: Bureaucracy:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Bureaucracy:

Cover: Public Policy Formulation and ImplementationStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Public Policy Formulation and Implementation

Cover: Multi-level Governance in Pakistan:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Multi-level Governance in Pakistan:

Cover: Federalism, Devolution and DecentralizationStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Federalism, Devolution and Decentralization

Cover: Role of Citizens in GovernanceStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Role of Citizens in Governance

Cover: Good Governance in IslamStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Good Governance in Islam

Stage 4Consolidation

Prepare short notes, comparisons, evidence, diagrams, facts, formulas or timelines.

Prepare concise revision notesCompress covered material into quick revision notes without removing required syllabus coverage.

Create connections and comparison materialUse tables, diagrams, timelines, formulas, maps or concept links where suitable for this subject.

Stage 5Exam Application

Apply knowledge through the paper-specific practice format.

Prepare analytical outlines using causes, consequences and comparisonsComplete this task under exam-oriented conditions and record areas that need revision.

Build an evidence bank of thinkers, examples, quotations, maps or timelinesComplete this task under exam-oriented conditions and record areas that need revision.

Write three timed critical-analysis answersComplete this task under exam-oriented conditions and record areas that need revision.

Stage 6Past Papers

Attempt topic-wise and full-length past-paper practice.

Classify past-paper questions by syllabus topicUse validated official past papers and link each question to the relevant syllabus topic.

Attempt a timed past paperAttempt a complete paper or equivalent question set within the official time limit.

Stage 7Revision and Mock Examination

Complete layered revision, weak-area review and a timed mock paper.

Complete first revisionReview all notes and update topics marked Needs Revision.

Complete second revisionFocus on recall, structure, evidence, formulas or language accuracy.

Attempt final mock examinationComplete a timed mock and evaluate coverage, accuracy, structure and time management.

Paper 1 · 100 marks

Subject overview

PAPER: GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC POLICIES (100 MARKS)

Origin of the term Governance

Communitarianism

Voice and Accountability

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

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, and all Federal Ministries for their respective subjects)

General Introduction to Accountability and its concepts (Standards, Symbolism, regional and country-wide comparisons, a Review of Contemporary Studies)

Introduction to the Concept of Bureaucracy(History, Neutrality, Steel Frame of the State, Negative Connotations Associated with the term)

The Policy Making Process: How Policies are Made (Six including diagnosis and six stages with cautions to be exercise at each stage)

Legislature: National Assembly, Senate, Provisional Assemblies

Constituents participation in Federal Structure

Quranic Guidance on Good Governance

Basic Concepts of Governance:

Definition of Governance

Decentered Theory

Political Stability and Absence of Violence

Role of Planning Commission in Policy and Planning

Types of Accountability - Political Accountability, Le gal/ Judicial Accountability, Administrative Accountability, Professional Accountability, Private vs. Public Accountability

Theories of Bureaucracy (Max Weber, Marx, John Stewart Mill, Woodrow Wilson)

Policy Implementation & R ole 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 Implementation & R ole 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.”)

Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, Lower Courts

Principle of Subsidiarity in Public Service Delivery

Concept of Governance and its application in light of Quran; Sunnah and Fiqh.

Definition of Good Governance

Governance Theories:

Libertarian Socialism

Government Effectiveness

Strategic Planning in Federal

National Strategies against Corruption and remedial measures.

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

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.)

Policy Analysis, The Quest for Solutions (Lack of research in policy analysis, Lack of coordination among departments, secrecy, openness)

Functioning of the offices:

Decentralization Model of Kerala

Characteristics of Good Governance: Participation, Rule of law, Transparency, Responsiveness, Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency, Ac countability, Strategic Vision

Institutionalism

Governance Indicators laid by World Bank/IMF/UNESCO/UNDP/ADB, their

Explanation & Application Level in Pakistan:

Regulatory Authorities & their Quality

Provincial Government and Local Government

Public Administration and Code of Ethics (Effectiveness of the Estacode and the Code of Ethics, Comparison with other countries)

Policy Evaluation: Assessing The Impact of Public Policy, Program Evaluation - Success and failure of Govt.

President of Pakistan,

Collapse/Failure of Governance: its indicators diagnostic tools & Effects

Marxism

Rule of Law

Public Policy and Planning Institutions and their role in Planning

Role of International Donors in Policy Formulation (IMF Document “Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies 2013/14 –2015/16,” that underpins almost all public policies.)

Prime Minister of Pakistan

Neoliberalism

Control of Corruption

Public Policy and Implementation in Key Sectors (i.e., Health, Education).

Accountability:

Office of Governor,

Rational Choice Theory

Bureaucracy:

Office of Chief Minister, Federal Cabinet, Cabinet Committees, Federal Secretariat, Provincial Secretariat

Regulation Theory

Public Policy Formulation and Implementation

Local Government system: District Government, Zila Government, Tehsil Government, Union Administration, Its Efficacy, Performance & Causes of Success or Failure

Multi-level Governance in Pakistan:

Federalism, Devolution and Decentralization

Role of Citizens in Governance

Good Governance in Islam

Suggested ReadingsGovernance Anne Mette Kjær
Suggested ReadingsEncyclopedia of Governance, Volume 2 Mark Bevir
Suggested ReadingsImplementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory and in Practice. Hill M. and Hupe P.
Suggested ReadingsAccountability: Managing for Maximum Results Sam R LLyod
Suggested ReadingsGuidance for Good Governance: Explorations in Qur'anic, Scientific & Cross-Cultural Approaches Abdullah Ahsan& Stephen Bonsal Young
Suggested ReadingsHow Governments Work Muzaffar A. Ghaffaar
Suggested ReadingsGovernment and Administration in Pakistan Dr Jamil-ur Rehman
Suggested ReadingsPublic Administration With Special Reference To Pakistan Dr Sultan Khan
Suggested ReadingsConstitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, National Assembly of Pakistan
Suggested ReadingsPakistan: Beyond the Crisis State Maleeha Lodhi
Suggested ReadingsPower Dynamics, Institutional Instability and Economics Growth: The Case of Pakistan Akmal Hussain
Suggested ReadingsFederalism and Rights Ellis Katz and G Allan Tarr
Suggested ReadingsLocal Government Reforms in Pakistan: Context, Content and Causes Ali Chmeema, Asim Ijaz Khawaja and Adnan Qadir
Suggested ReadingsEconomics Democracy Through Pro Poor Growth PonnaWignaraja, Akmal Hussain Susil Sirivardana
Suggested ReadingsGovernance: South Asian Perspective Hasnat Abdul Hye
Suggested ReadingsGovernance, Economic Policy and Reform in Pakistan Abdus Samad
Suggested Readings“Pakistan— Problems of Governance,” 1993. Hussain, M., Hussain. A.
Suggested Readings“Pakistan’s Predicament: The Diagnostic and the Debates within,” Journal of Pakistan Vision, 13/1 (2012). Racine, Jean-Luc.
Suggested ReadingsThe Culture of Power and Governance of Pakistan— 1947-2008, Oxford, 2010. Niaz, I.
Suggested Readings“Legitimacy and the Administrative State: Ontology, History, and Democracy,” Public Administration Quarterly, UC Berkeley, 2013. Bevir, M.,
Suggested ReadingsHandbook of Public Policy Analysis Frank Fischer, Gerald J. Miller, and Mara S. Sidney,
Suggested ReadingsPublic Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, 4th Ed., CQ Press, 2012 Kraft, Michael E., Scott R. Furlong
Suggested ReadingsPublic Policy in An Uncertain World,: Analysis and Decisions, Harvard, 2013 Manski, Charles F.

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Governance & Public Policies

100 marks · 1 paper · 180 minutes per paper

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Preparation duration is an estimate and may vary according to your academic background, available study time and familiarity with the subject.

Stage 1Orientation

Understand the official syllabus, paper structure, marks and preparation resources.

Read and annotate the official FPSC syllabusReview every paper, section, marks allocation and official instruction before beginning preparation.

Set up subject resourcesCreate folders or notebooks for syllabus notes, practice, past papers and revision material.

Review the paper formatUnderstand the number of papers, marks, duration and relevant language or MCQ rules.

Stage 2Foundation

Build the concepts, terminology and prerequisite knowledge needed for the subject.

Build a subject glossaryList and define the core terminology needed across the syllabus.

Map prerequisite conceptsIdentify foundational concepts and arrange them before advanced topics.

Stage 3Official Syllabus Coverage

Cover every official FPSC topic in a practical sequence.

Cover: Subject overviewStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: PAPER: GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC POLICIES (100 MARKS)

Cover: Basic Concepts of Governance:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Basic Concepts of Governance:

Cover: Governance Theories:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Governance Theories:

Cover: Accountability:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Accountability:

Cover: Bureaucracy:Study the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Bureaucracy:

Cover: Role of Citizens in GovernanceStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Role of Citizens in Governance

Cover: Good Governance in IslamStudy the official syllabus content, prepare notes, identify likely examination angles and mark weak areas. Official scope: Good Governance in Islam

Stage 4Consolidation

Prepare short notes, comparisons, evidence, diagrams, facts, formulas or timelines.

Prepare concise revision notesCompress covered material into quick revision notes without removing required syllabus coverage.

Create connections and comparison materialUse tables, diagrams, timelines, formulas, maps or concept links where suitable for this subject.

Stage 5Exam Application

Apply knowledge through the paper-specific practice format.

Prepare analytical outlines using causes, consequences and comparisonsComplete this task under exam-oriented conditions and record areas that need revision.

Build an evidence bank of thinkers, examples, quotations, maps or timelinesComplete this task under exam-oriented conditions and record areas that need revision.

Write three timed critical-analysis answersComplete this task under exam-oriented conditions and record areas that need revision.

Stage 6Past Papers

Attempt topic-wise and full-length past-paper practice.

Classify past-paper questions by syllabus topicUse validated official past papers and link each question to the relevant syllabus topic.

Attempt a timed past paperAttempt a complete paper or equivalent question set within the official time limit.

Stage 7Revision and Mock Examination

Complete layered revision, weak-area review and a timed mock paper.

Complete first revisionReview all notes and update topics marked Needs Revision.

Complete second revisionFocus on recall, structure, evidence, formulas or language accuracy.

Attempt final mock examinationComplete a timed mock and evaluate coverage, accuracy, structure and time management.

Paper 1 · 100 marks

Subject overview

PAPER: GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC POLICIES (100 MARKS)

Origin of the term Governance

Communitarianism

Voice and Accountability

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

General Introduction to Accountability and its concepts (Standards, Symbolism, regional and country-wide comparisons, a Review of Contemporary Studies)

Introduction to the Concept of Bureaucracy(History, Neutrality, Steel Frame of the State, Negative Connotations Associated with the term)

The Policy Making Process: How Policies are Made (Six including diagnosis and six stages with cautions to be exercise at each stage)

Legislature: National Assembly, Senate, Provisional Assemblies

Constituents participation in Federal Structure

Quranic Guidance on Good Governance

Basic Concepts of Governance:

Definition of Governance

Decentered Theory

Political Stability and Absence of Violence

Role of Planning Commission in Policy and Planning

Types of Accountability - Political Accountability, Le gal/ Judicial Accountability, Administrative Accountability, Professional Accountability, Private vs. Public Accountability

Theories of Bureaucracy (Max Weber, Marx, John Stewart Mill, Woodrow Wilson)

Policy Implementation & R ole 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.”)

Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, Lower Courts

Principle of Subsidiarity in Public Service Delivery

Concept of Governance and its application in light of Quran; Sunnah and Fiqh.

Definition of Good Governance

Governance Theories:

Libertarian Socialism

Government Effectiveness

Strategic Planning in Federal

National Strategies against Corruption and remedial measures.

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

Policy Analysis, The Quest for Solutions (Lack of research in policy analysis, Lack of coordination among departments, secrecy, openness)

Functioning of the offices:

Decentralization Model of Kerala

Characteristics of Good Governance: Participation, Rule of law, Transparency, Responsiveness, Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency, Ac countability, Strategic Vision

Institutionalism

Governance Indicators laid by World Bank/IMF/UNESCO/UNDP/ADB, their

Explanation & Application Level in Pakistan:

Regulatory Authorities & their Quality

Provincial Government and Local Government

Public Administration and Code of Ethics (Effectiveness of the Estacode and the Code of Ethics, Comparison with other countries)

Policy Evaluation: Assessing The Impact of Public Policy, Program Evaluation - Success and failure of Govt.

President of Pakistan,

Collapse/Failure of Governance: its indicators diagnostic tools & Effects

Marxism

Rule of Law

Public Policy and Planning Institutions and their role in Planning

Role of International Donors in Policy Formulation (IMF Document “Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies 2013/14 –2015/16,” that underpins almost all public policies.)

Prime Minister of Pakistan

Neoliberalism

Control of Corruption

Public Policy and Implementation in Key Sectors (i.e., Health, Education).

Accountability:

Office of Governor,

Rational Choice Theory

Bureaucracy:

Office of Chief Minister, Federal Cabinet, Cabinet Committees, Federal Secretariat, Provincial Secretariat

Regulation Theory

Public Policy Formulation and Implementation

Local Government system: District Government, Zila Government, Tehsil Government, Union Administration, Its Efficacy, Performance & Causes of Success or Failure

Multi-level Governance in Pakistan:

Federalism, Devolution and Decentralization

Role of Citizens in Governance

Good Governance in Islam

Suggested ReadingsGovernance Anne Mette Kjær
Suggested ReadingsEncyclopedia of Governance, Volume 2 Mark Bevir
Suggested ReadingsImplementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory and in Practice. Hill M. and Hupe P.
Suggested ReadingsAccountability: Managing for Maximum Results Sam R LLyod
Suggested ReadingsGuidance for Good Governance: Explorations in Qur'anic, Scientific & Cross-Cultural Approaches Abdullah Ahsan& Stephen Bonsal Young
Suggested ReadingsHow Governments Work Muzaffar A. Ghaffaar
Suggested ReadingsGovernment and Administration in Pakistan Dr Jamil-ur Rehman
Suggested ReadingsPublic Administration With Special Reference To Pakistan Dr Sultan Khan
Suggested ReadingsConstitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, National Assembly of Pakistan
Suggested ReadingsPakistan: Beyond the Crisis State Maleeha Lodhi
Suggested ReadingsPower Dynamics, Institutional Instability and Economics Growth: The Case of Pakistan Akmal Hussain
Suggested ReadingsFederalism and Rights Ellis Katz and G Allan Tarr
Suggested ReadingsLocal Government Reforms in Pakistan: Context, Content and Causes Ali Chmeema, Asim Ijaz Khawaja and Adnan Qadir
Suggested ReadingsEconomics Democracy Through Pro Poor Growth PonnaWignaraja, Akmal Hussain Susil Sirivardana
Suggested ReadingsGovernance: South Asian Perspective Hasnat Abdul Hye
Suggested ReadingsGovernance, Economic Policy and Reform in Pakistan Abdus Samad
Suggested Readings“Pakistan— Problems of Governance,” 1993. Hussain, M., Hussain. A.
Suggested Readings“Pakistan’s Predicament: The Diagnostic and the Debates within,” Journal of Pakistan Vision, 13/1 (2012). Racine, Jean-Luc.
Suggested ReadingsThe Culture of Power and Governance of Pakistan— 1947-2008, Oxford, 2010. Niaz, I.
Suggested Readings“Legitimacy and the Administrative State: Ontology, History, and Democracy,” Public Administration Quarterly, UC Berkeley, 2013. Bevir, M.,
Suggested ReadingsHandbook of Public Policy Analysis Frank Fischer, Gerald J. Miller, and Mara S. Sidney,
Suggested ReadingsPublic Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, 4th Ed., CQ Press, 2012 Kraft, Michael E., Scott R. Furlong
Suggested ReadingsPublic Policy in An Uncertain World,: Analysis and Decisions, Harvard, 2013 Manski, Charles F.

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