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12 Marks150 Wordshard
On a more sophisticated plane public choice is concerned with "Pareto optimality", or at least with "Pareto improvements".' Comment.
Political SciencePublic AdministrationEconomics
2
12 Marks150 Wordshard
In the canonization of this abstract idea of 'Staatsraison' are inseparably woven the sure instincts of the bureaucracy for the conditions which preserve its own power in the State' [Weber]. Explain.
Political ScienceSociologyPublic Administration
3
12 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Man's motives in different subparts of the same organization may be different' [Edgar Schein]. Discuss.
Public AdministrationOrganizational BehaviorPsychology
4
12 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Leadership is the 'influential increment over and above mechanical compliance with the routine directives of the organization' [Katz and Kahn]. Analyze.
Public AdministrationOrganizational BehaviorManagement
5
12 Marks150 Wordshard
Policy judgements comprise reality judgements, value judgements and instrumental judgements' [Geoffrey Vickers]. Elucidate.
Public AdministrationPolitical SciencePolicy Analysis
6
30 Marksmedium
How would you trace the development of Public Administration in terms of different paradigms from the politics/administration dichotomy of 1900-1926 to the rise of Public Administration as Public Administration after the formation of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) in the USA in 1970 ?
Public AdministrationHistoryPolitical Science
7
15 Marksmedium
In what respects is Taylor's 'Scientific Management' or classical motivational theory different from the classical organizational theory expounded by Gulick, Urwick etc ?
Public AdministrationManagementOrganizational Behavior
8
15 Markshard
What light does Antonio Gramsci's critique of Taylorism throw on its socio-psychological underpinnings ?
Political ScienceSociologyPublic Administration
9
20 Marksmedium
Three features characterize Simon's original view of bounded rationality: search for alternatives, satisficing, and aspiration adaptation.' Elucidate.
Public AdministrationEconomicsPsychology
10
15 Marksmedium
Should media exposure be included in rules for administrative accountability in India? State your views.
Public AdministrationIndian PolityMedia
11
15 Marksmedium
Comment on the role of Civil Society in facilitating administrative accountability with special reference to the 'Janlokpal' issue in India.
Public AdministrationIndian PolityCivil Society
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12 Marks150 Wordshard
Riggs's classification of societies into fused, prismatic, and diffracted is built around the concept of differentiation.' Analyze.
Public AdministrationPolitical ScienceDevelopment Studies
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12 Marks150 Wordshard
The anti-development thesis reduces development to an idea without history, impervious to change', but 'fails to take account of the fact that for all its faults, development can be empowering.' Discuss.
Development StudiesPolitical ScienceSociology
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12 Marks150 Wordsmedium
The 'selection model of recruitment rests on the assumption that the primary needs to be met are those of the organization.' Examine.
Public AdministrationHuman ResourcesOrganizational Behavior