Topic: Development Dynamics – Women and development : The self-help group movement. Question Given the importance of issue of sex equality in development do you think the self help group movement adequately addresses absence of women in the former mainstream development agenda? [CSM 2012/250 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Women and development : The self-help group movement.
Topic: Development Dynamics – Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries Question ‘The idea of civil society is intrinsically linked to liberal democratic discourse esposing plurality of social views’. Comment.[200 Words] Next Topic Developement Dynamics – Women and development : The self-help group movement.
Topic: Development Dynamics – Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries Question We need to create a balance between the state, market and civil society to ensure good governance.[300 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries
Topic: Development Dynamics – Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries Question Indicate the milestones in the story of development from the Nehruvian Model to Liberalization Model.[CSM 2011/250 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries
Topic: Development Dynamics – Strong state versus the market Question “..the balanced administrative state has been replaced by the corporate-coercive state.” Comment. [200 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries
Topic: Development Dynamics – Strong state versus the market Question “The Market has become the new icon of developmentalism.” Comment. [CSM 2010/200 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Strong state versus the market
Topic: Development Dynamics – Bureaucracy and development Question Attaining optimum regulation is a challenging task, as a balance has to be achieved between individual’s freedom and society’s interest. Explain.[200 words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Strong state versus the market
Topic: Development Dynamics – Bureaucracy and development Question What according to you are the three biggest obstacles which is presented by bureaucracy in the path of development. Elaborate.[300 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Bureaucracy and development
Topic: Development Dynamics – Bureaucracy and development Question Bureaucracy has a two-way relationship with development. Comment[200 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Bureaucracy and development
Topic: Development Dynamics – ‘Antidevelopment thesis’ Question ‘The anti-development’ thesis… reduces development to an idea without history, impervious to change’, but ‘fails to take account of the fact for its faults development could be empowering.’ Discuss.[CSM 2012/150 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – Bureaucracy and development
Topic: Development Dynamics – ‘Antidevelopment thesis’ Question The Anti-development approach attempts to overcome the inequality in perception and definition of development by opening up spaces for non-western peoples and their concerns. Comment [200 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – ‘Antidevelopment thesis’
Topic: Development Dynamics – Changing profile of development administration Question Development is above all else a question of human values. Comment[150 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics – ‘Antidevelopment thesis’
Topic: Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration Question “To talk about regulatory framework is to talk about governance.” Analyse the statement in the context of Public-private partnerships and identify the elements of regulation.[CSM 2013/200 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration
Topic: Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration Question “Strong state and strong civil society are the need to develop both participatory democracy and responsive government as mutually reinforcing and supportive.” Bring out the myths and realities associated with public participation.[CSM 2013/250 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration
Topic: Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration Question “For those who use the euphemism of ‘shared power’ for participation, the appropriate literature for guidance in practical politics, not organization and management”. Elaborate. [250 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration
Topic: Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration Question The paradigm shift from the growth-centric approach to people-centric one needs corresponding institutional reshaping that is hard to bring about at one stroke. Elaborate. [250 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration
Topic: Development Dynamics: Concept of development Question The immediate contribution of development administration is its exposure of the administrative obstacles to the planning and implementation of development. Comment.[150 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics: Changing profile of development administration
Topic: Development Dynamics: Concept of development Question “Development administration is characterized by its purpose, its loyalties and its attitudes.”Elaborate.[250 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics: Concept of development
Topic: Development Dynamics: Concept of development Question Which of the model in development administration is/are characterized by ‘selectivism’, ‘Attainment’ and ‘Poly-functionalism’? Describe the corresponding theoretical roots and attributes.[CSM 2009/300 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics: Concept of development
Topic: Development Dynamics: Concept of development Question “The concept of development is multi-dimensional and ever-expanding”. Explain.[CSM 2010/200 Words] Next Topic Development Dynamics: Concept of development
