Governance & Public Policies

Topics (13)

• 1
  Concepts of Governance
• 2
  Public Policy Process
• 3
  Good Governance
• 4
  E-Governance
• 5
  Governance in Pakistan
• 6
  Governance Theories

  Communitarianism, decentered theory, libertarian socialism, institutionalism, Marxism, neoliberalism, rational choice and regulation theory.

• 7
  Governance Indicators

  World Bank/IMF/UNESCO/UNDP/ADB indicators — voice, accountability, stability, effectiveness, rule of law, corruption.

• 8
  Public Policy and Planning Institutions

  ECNEC, Federal Cabinet, Planning Commission, Finance Division and role of international donors in policy formulation.

• 9
  Accountability

  Political, legal/judicial, administrative, professional and private vs. public accountability; national strategies against corruption.

• 10
  Multi-level Governance in Pakistan

  Legislature, judiciary, executive offices and local government system: district, tehsil, union administration.

• 11
  Federalism, Devolution and Decentralization

  Federal structure, subsidiarity in public service delivery and decentralization models.

• 12
  Role of Citizens in Governance
• 13
  Good Governance in Islam

  Quranic guidance and application in light of Quran, Sunnah and Fiqh.

The reading list straight from FPSC's revised Governance & Public Policies syllabus. Build your core preparation around these texts — examiner-favoured references that questions are routinely drawn from.

1. 1

   Governance

   Anne Mette Kjær

2. 2

   Encyclopedia of Governance, Volume 2

   Mark Bevir

3. 3

   Implementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory and in Practice

   M. Hill and P. Hupe

4. 4

   Accountability: Managing for Maximum Results

   Sam R. Lloyd

5. 5

   Guidance for Good Governance: Explorations in Qur'anic, Scientific & Cross-Cultural Approaches

   Abdullah Ahsan & Stephen Bonsal Young

6. 6

   How Governments Work

   Muzaffar A. Ghaffaar

7. 7

   Government and Administration in Pakistan

   Jamil-ur-Rehman

8. 8

   Public Administration with Special Reference to Pakistan

   Sultan Khan

9. 9

   Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan

   National Assembly of Pakistan

10. 10

    Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State

    Maleeha Lodhi

11. 11

    Power Dynamics, Institutional Instability and Economic Growth: The Case of Pakistan

    Akmal Hussain

12. 12

    Federalism and Rights

    Ellis Katz and G. Allan Tarr

13. 13

    Local Government Reforms in Pakistan: Context, Content and Causes

    Ali Cheema, Asim Ijaz Khawaja and Adnan Qadir

14. 14

    Economic Democracy Through Pro-Poor Growth

    Ponna Wignaraja, Akmal Hussain, Susil Sirivardana

15. 15

    Governance: South Asian Perspective

    Hasnat Abdul Hye

16. 16

    Governance, Economic Policy and Reform in Pakistan

    Abdus Samad

17. 17

    The Culture of Power and Governance of Pakistan 1947-2008

    I. Niaz

18. 18

    Handbook of Public Policy Analysis

    Frank Fischer, Gerald J. Miller, Mara S. Sidney

19. 19

    Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives

    Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong

20. 20

    Public Policy in an Uncertain World: Analysis and Decisions

    Charles F. Manski