MODULE –2 Institutional Framework of Public Management & Important National Issues

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  To promote understanding of the methodology and processes of public policy implementation at the local, provincial and national level
  
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  To identify various stake holders and actors involved in the policy formulation, adoption and implementation.
  
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  To enhance understanding of the impact of international donor agencies, multinationals and NGOs on implementation of public policy
  
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  To examine education policies with particular reference to Provinces
  
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  Analyze statistics related to implementation of policies specially those related to technical and special education
  
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  Impact of 18th Amendment on Education
  
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  Analysis of resource allocation and outcomes
  
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  Constitutional provisions and major challenges affecting Pakistan’s education sector.
  

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  To build the operational side of Pakistan’s National Water Distribution/Water Accord
  
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  To discuss the availability of water, demand, per capita consumption and the issues concerning the conservation, supply & management in Pakistan
  
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  To discuss management of potable water, challenges and constraints at the level of service delivery
  

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  To define and develop understanding of basic human rights, laws and key international covenants
  
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  To create awareness of human right issues in the socio economic/cultural environment and religious diversities impacting good governance
  
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  Suggesting remedies and enforcement at the operational level
  
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  Development and implementation of citizen’s charter
  
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  Gender Issues in Pakistan
  
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  To create awareness of women rights / empowerment of women issues in socio-economic / cultural environment.
  
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  Legislation regarding women rights
  
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  Strategies for catering to the needs and requirements of women.
  
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  Child rights in Pakistan
  

To reinforce concepts/issues explored in PD 2.05 in a more focused group discussion

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  Socio economic and cultural dynamics of various Provinces and their impact on provincial autonomy
  
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  Challenges in implementation of provincial autonomy for devolved subjects
  
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  Role of CCI and NEC (composition & TORs) and how to make it effective
  
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  Performance of provincial Government and comparison:
  

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  Fiscal effort, Security, Education and health (Pre/post 18th amendment)
  
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  Regional comparison of health and education sector.
  
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  Provincial potential (under performing/enablement to perform)
  

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  Examining food policies and their implementation status in the Provinces
  
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  Analyzing reasons of food shortages and availability for a common man
  
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  Impact of 18^th amendment on food security.
  
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  Food security in the context of production, access and affordability
  

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  Social, Political and Economic causes of extremism.
  
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  Impact of extremism & terrorism on service delivery
  
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  Community participation to counter terrorism at local level
  
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  Implementation of the National Action Plan to counter terrorism at operational level
  

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  Understanding issues of energy generation, distribution and its usage
  
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  Introducing implementation measures for conservation of energy at operational level
  
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  Issues and challenges of alternate energy sources in Pakistan
  
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  Best practices in the world
  

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  Develop an understanding of external dynamics and foreign policy & its impact on Pakistan in regional context.
  
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  Understand Pakistan’s relations with neighboring countries
  

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  Management of Primary & Secondary healthcare facilities
  
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  Preventive healthcare viz-a-viz Curative Healthcare strategies
  
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  Short & medium term measures to improve healthcare service
  
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  Role of private sector in optimizing service delivery
  

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  Urban zoning and vertical growth
  
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  Challenges of improving administration, transportation and public service delivery in major cities
  

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  Coordination and implementation issues among agencies at operational level: Development Authorities like LDA
  
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  Safe cities in the context of urban planning.
  

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  A discussion on genesis of the state of Pakistan
  
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  Challenges of ideology and identity in the present political global order
  
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  Diversity for national integration
  

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  Policy, Institutional framework and transparency of privatization process
  
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  An assessment of privatization done so far in Pakistan
  
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  Challenges in implementation of privatization policy
  

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  To discuss civil service reforms, why to reform civil services, what to reform.
  
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  To discuss the performance based, incentive based and merit based reforms.
  
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  Motivational forces that can best be used to enhance the working of Civil Servants.
  

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  To discuss the Constitutional role of CII
  
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  To understand its importance and contribution
  

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  Pakistan and the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI)
  
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  Status of Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  

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  To understand the concepts of Environmental Management, Protection, sustainable development, ecology, biodiversity, pollution of natural elements and biological communities.
  
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  Waste water management and various steps and procedures of wastewater treatment
  
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  Laws to safeguard the environmental degradation, PEPA Act.
  
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  To develop understanding about the issues relating to environmental impact analysis (EIA) and environmental safeguard procedures (ESP)
  

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