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PUB AD PYQ VAULT | Day 57 | PYQ (2013)
“Public administration in the neo-liberal era is governed less by instruments of internal accountability and more by those of external accountability.” Elaborate
KEYWORD OF THE DAY | Administrative Capacity
Administrative capacity means the ability or capability to manage organise and perform administrative functions effectively or The ability of an administration to get things done.
THINKER OF THE DAY | MARK BEVIR
Work – Key Concepts in Governance
Views
Decentred Governance – Governance is not State-centric Governance involves multiple actors beyond formal government institutions.
Situated Agency – Individuals are active agents who interpret their circumstances rather than merely following institutional rules
Role of Traditions – Actors draw upon inherited beliefs, practices and traditions while making decisions.
Dilemmas create change – When existing traditions cannot adequately address new problems, actors reinterpret them and generate new practices.
Interpretation matters – Policies and institutions should be understood through the meanings and beliefs that actors attach to them.
State is not monolithic – The State should be viewed as a collection of interacting actors and practices rather than a single unified actor.
