pyq/2017/public-administration-optional-i/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each :

(a) "Budgeting is a political process" — (Aaron Wildavsky). Examine. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) "Development Administration and Administrative Development have a chicken and egg kind of relationship" — (Riggs). Elaborate. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) "Digitalisation provides great impetus to E-governance." Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) "360° performance appraisal system is a rational idea, but it involves complex and inauthentic procedures." How can it be made foolproof? (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) "A large public debt forces the adoption of tax and spending policies that result into higher taxes and reduced services." Analyse. (10 marks, 150 words)