pyq/2025/public-administration-optional-i/7

(a) The objective of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization and of New Public Management was to limit government functions and reduce public expenditure. However both functions and expenditure has increased. Account for the paradox. (20 marks)

(b) The basis of comparative study of Public Administration has evolved from institutional approach to the contemporary political economic process approach. Have all these approaches enabled the development of a theory of Comparative Public Administration? Justify your answer. (15 marks)

(c) Can competency mapping linked to career development incentivise civil servants commitment to effective service delivery? Elaborate. (15 marks)