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Pub Ad PYQ Vault | Day 36 | PYQ (2014)
“British philosophy of administration is based on a unification of science of administration with ethics.” Analyze
Thinker of the Day | John W. Kingdon
Work: Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies
Views
- Three Independent Streams
Problem Stream
→ How conditions become recognised as public problems. Policy Stream
→ Policy alternatives developed by experts, bureaucrats, think tanks and academics. Politics Stream
→ Political climate, elections, public opinion, interest groups and changes in government.
Policy Window
When the three streams converge, a policy window opens. Problem + Policy + Politics –
Policy Entrepreneurs
Policy entrepreneurs invest resources in promoting particular solutions. They exploit policy windows and couple the three streams.
Kingdon shows that policy change is less a linear rational process and more a contingent coupling of problems, solutions and political opportunities.
Keyword of the Day | Management by Objectives (MBO) | Peter F. Drucker
Management by Objectives (MBO) is a management approach where organisational performance is improved by setting clear, measurable objectives and evaluating performance against their achievement.
