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Thinker of the Day | Giandomenico Majone or Majone

Work – Evidence, Argument and Persuasion in the Policy Process

Views

• Policy-making is based on persuasion, evidence, and reason not merely political bargaining.

• Advocated the Regulatory State where governments increasingly regulate rather than directly produce goods and services.

• Independent regulatory agencies enhance credibility, expertise, and public trust. – Evidence-based policy leads to better governance and effective implementation.

for e.g. Competition Commission of India (CCI) – Promotes fair competition through evidence-based adjudication. RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee – Expert-driven policy decisions based on economic evidence.

Majone argued that modern governance should rely on evidence, expert regulation, and persuasive policy arguments rather than hierarchical authority or political expediency.

Keyword of the Day | Competency Mapping | David McClelland

It is the process of identifying the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviours required for a job and matching them with an employee’s competencies to ensure the right person is placed in the right role.

for e.g. Lateral Entry identifies this from fields such as finance, health, energy etc. based on domain competencies, ensuring the right expertise for the right policy role.

Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 17 l PYQ (2014)

Is Peter Drucker justified in saying, ‘Management principles should not tell us what to do, but only tell us what not to do’? Comment.