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Are bureaucracy and democracy antithetical in Pakistan?
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- Nature of bureaucracy versus democratic values, political neutrality of civil servants, Pakistan's civic reality, remedies
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Lloyd George calls the Indian Civil Service the 'steel frame' of British rule: "They only number 1,200. They are the steel frame of the whole structure." (HC Deb vol 157 c1513) (2 August 1922)UK Parliament, Hansard (House of Commons), debate 'Civil Service, India'NCGR verdict: 1973 reforms and lateral entry did not achieve their intent: Lateral entry let private-sector individuals be inducted at higher grades; NCGR found the CSP's quasi monopoly was replaced by that of CSS-recruited cadres and lateral entry "was resented by the incumbents" as politically motivated (1973-2008 (NCGR report, 2008))National Commission for Government Reforms (NCGR), Report on Reforming the Government in Pakistan, Vol. IDirectory Retirement Rules 2020 introduced, then repealed in 2022: Civil Servants (Directory Retirement from Service) Rules, 2020 notified by S.R.O. 320(I)/2020 (15 April 2020); repealed by S.R.O. 698(I)/2022 (30 May 2022), with all actions taken under them "recalled" (2020-2022)Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan (Gazette notifications)
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2019
Critically examine the role of bureaucracy in Political System.
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2009
Bureaucracy and Democracy are antithetical. Bureaucracy is hierarchical, elitist, specializing and informed while democracy is communal, pluralist, generalizing and ill informed. Keeping in mind the quantum of expectations in Pakistan and the reality of the civic culture discuss the above statement.
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2005
In democracy, political neutrality of civil servants is only a normative value. They have to endorse and follow the policies of the ruling party as they can not afford to act otherwise. Discuss and suggest remedies.
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