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CSS Governance & Public Policies Syllabus 2025


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CSS Governance & Public Policies Syllabus 2025

This article covers the CSS Governance & Public Policies complete Syllabus 2025.

The syllabus of CSS Governance & Public Policies consists of 11 parts of a collective 100 marks.

The examination for CSS Governance & Public Policies is the Group 3 exam for CSS candidates.

CSS Governance & Public Policies Syllabus 2025

Paper (100 Marks)

Basic Concepts of Governance: 

    • Origin of the term Governance 
    • Definition of Governance 
    • Definition of Good Governance 
    • Characteristics of Good Governance: Participation, Rule of law, Transparency, Responsiveness, Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency, Accountability, Strategic Vision 
    • Collapse/Failure of Governance: its indicators diagnostic tools & Effects

Governance Theories: 

    • Communitarianism 
    • Decentered Theory 
    • Libertarian Socialism 
    • Institutionalism 
    • Marxism 
    • Neoliberalism 
    • Rational Choice Theory 
    • Regulation Theory 

Governance Indicators laid by World Bank/IMF/UNESCO/UNDP/ADB and their Explanation & Application Level in Pakistan: 

    • Voice and Accountability 
    • Political Stability and Absence of Violence 
    • Government Effectiveness 
    • Regulatory Authorities & their Quality 
    • Rule of Law 
    • Control of Corruption

Public Policy and Planning Institutions and their role in Planning: 

    • Institutional Framework for Policy Coordination and Planning: ECNEC, Economic Coordination Committees of the Cabinet, The Federal Cabinet, The Secretaries Committee, The Prime Minister’s Secretariat, The Planning Commission, The Finance Division, The Cabinet Division, and all Federal Ministries for their respective subjects 
    • Role of Planning Commission in Policy and Planning 
    • Strategic Planning in Federal 
    • Provincial Government and Local Government 
    • Role of International Donors in Policy Formulation (IMF Document “Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policies 2013/14–2015/16,” that underpins almost all public policies.) 
    • Public Policy and Implementation in Key Sectors (i.e., Health, Education).

Accountability:

    • General Introduction to Accountability and its concepts (Standards, Symbolism, regional and country-wide comparisons, a Review of Contemporary Studies) 
    • Types of Accountability: Political Accountability, Legal/Judicial Accountability, Administrative Accountability, Professional Accountability, Private vs. Public Accountability. 
    • National Strategies against Corruption and remedial measures.

Bureaucracy: 

    • Introduction to the Concept of Bureaucracy: History, Neutrality, Steel Frame of the State, Negative Connotations Associated with the term. 
    • Theories of Bureaucracy: Max Weber, Marx, John Stewart Mill, Woodrow Wilson.
    • Role of Bureaucracy in Pakistan: British legacy, civil-military relations, neutrality, dilution of neutrality, political allegiance, power, corrupting the incumbent, institutional degradation, constitutional guarantees, indexing of salaries with the CPI or lack thereof. 
    • Public Administration and Code of Ethics: Effectiveness of the Estacode and the Code of Ethics, Comparison with other countries

Public Policy Formulation and Implementation: 

    • The Policy-Making Process: How Policies are Made (Six including diagnosis and six stages with cautions to be exercised at each stage) 
    • Policy Implementation & Role of Bureaucracy: Training, Pervasive Inertia and how to break it, Lack of Decision Making, Culture of postponement and delays, Lack of resources, Political interference, Ability to say “No.” 
    • Policy Analysis, The Quest for Solutions (Lack of research in policy analysis, Lack of coordination among departments, secrecy, openness) 
    • Policy Evaluation: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy, Program Evaluation Success and failure of Govt

Multi-level Governance in Pakistan: 

    • Legislature: National Assembly, Senate, Provisional Assemblies 
    • Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Courts, Lower Courts 
    • Functioning of the offices 
    • President of Pakistan 
    • Prime Minister of Pakistan 
    • Office of Governor 
    • Office of Chief Minister 
    • Federal Cabinet, Cabinet Committees, Federal Secretariat, Provincial Secretariat 
    • Local Government system: District Government, Zila Government, Tehsil Government, Union Administration, Its Efficacy, Performance & Causes of Success or Failure

Federalism, Devolution and Decentralization: 

    • Constituents’ participation in Federal Structure 
    • Principle of Subsidiarity in Public Service Delivery 
    • Decentralization Model of Kerala
    • Role of Citizens in Governance 

Good Governance in Islam: 

    • Quranic Guidance on Good Governance 
    • Concept of Governance and its application in light of Quran; Sunnah and Fiqh

This is the complete syllabus for preparation of CSS Governance & Public Policies.

The Candidates should prepare thoroughly to succeed in the examination.

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Suggested Reading Books for CSS Governance & Public Policies Syllabus 2025

  • Governance by Anne Mette Kjaer
  • Encyclopedia of Governance, Volume 2 by Mark Bevir
  • Implementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory and in Practice by Hill M. and Hupe P.
  • Accountability: Managing for Maximum Results by Sam R Llyod
  • Guidance for Good Governance: Explorations in Qur’anic, Scientific & Cross-Cultural Approaches by Abdullah Ahsan& Stephen Bonsal Young
  • How Governments Work by Muzaffar A. Ghaffaar
  • Government and Administration in Pakistan by Dr Jamil-ur Rehman
  • Public Administration With Special Reference To Pakistan by Dr Sultan Khan
  • Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan by National Assembly of Pakistan
  • Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State by Maleeha Lodhi
  • Power Dynamics, Institutional Instability and Economics Growth: The Case of Pakistan by Akmal Hussain
  • Federalism and Rights by Ellis Katz and G Allan Tarr
  • Local Government Reforms in Pakistan: Context, Content and Causes by Ali Cheema, Asim Ijaz Khawaja and Adnan Qadir
  • Economics Democracy Through Pro Poor Growth by Ponna Vighnaraja, Akmal Hussain Susil Siri Vardana
  • Governance: South Asian Perspective by Hasnat Abdul Hye
  • Governance, Economic Policy and Reform in Pakistan by Abdus Samad
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