UPSC Mains PUBLIC-ADMINISTRATION-PAPER-I 2020

The strength of Public Administration is in its exploration of the complexities and nuances of public policy making and implementation." Discuss.

Principles of analysis and principles of action were not differentiated in Taylor's scientific management." Comment.

Arbitrariness in the application of rule of law is a primary cause of poor governance." Discuss.

Departments, Boards and Commissions as forms of organization are dissimilar in the context of accountability and responsibility." Analyse.

Administrative man bridges the psychological man and the rational man. Explain.

The movement towards governance as an organizing concept for public administration and management is because the focus of administration has been shifting from the bureaucratic state to the 'hollow state' and 'third-party government'." Critically examine.

Organizations of the future will be organic-adaptive structures but temporary systems." Discuss how Warren Bennis characterises the new form of organization.

Productivity is not the result of working conditions but the result of emotional response of workers to work performed." Are Elton Mayo's findings relevant in contemporary organizations?

Performance information use' is a form of organizational behaviour that is influenced by individual, job, organizational and environmental factors." Critically analyse.

New Public Service emphasizes democracy and citizenship as the basis for public administration theory and practice. Elucidate.

Comparative Public Administration started with no paradigm of its own and developed none." Comment.

Markets, hierarchies and networks represent modern governing structures in government." Explain.

Has policy analysis become a major source of legitimation of status quo in political and social order? Discuss.

Globalization is impacting the context of national policy making. The national policy agenda is becoming international." Explain.

Collaboration and its cognates for public service delivery need to be viewed from the governance lenses." Comment.

Administrative reform is "an artificial inducement of administrative transformation against resistance." (Gerald Caiden). Identify the nature of resistance and inducements required to overcome it.

Disruptive nature of developments in Information Technology has changed the contours of e-governance in the last one decade." Analyse.

Performance Management Framework enables a clear line of sight between planning, measuring and monitoring performance." Critically analyse.

Objectives of performance budgeting include improving expenditure prioritization, effectiveness and efficiency." Has performance budgeting worked effectively in governmental system? Argue.