CIVIL SERVICES ACADEMY,

CTP WING WALTON CAMPUS,

48th Common Training Programme

PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS

Syllabus (First Term)

Contents (Syllabus) Teaching Reading Remarks

48th CTP Methodology Material
1-DEFINING PUBLIC SECTOR Lecture Reading
Discussion Material Covered
 What is Public Sector? Reference in all
 What is public Sector Economics through Houses
Zoom CH: 1
Class meetings Joseph Stiglitz

2-Thinking Like a Public Sector Economist Lecture Reading

Discussion Material Covered
Reference in all
 Dealing with Basic questions of through Houses
Public Sector Zoom CH: 1
 Positive & Normative Economics Class meetings Joseph Stiglitz

3-ECONOMIC ROLE OF THE Lecture Reading

GOVERNMENT: Evolution over time Discussion Material Covered
Reference in all

The Economic Role of Government through Houses

Different Perspectives on the Role of Zoom CH: 1
Government Class meetings Joseph Stiglitz
 (Capitalism & Socialism)
 An Impetus for Government Action:
Market Failures
4-ECONOMIC ROLE OF THE Lecture Reading
GOVERNMENT Discussion Material Covered
Reference in all
 The Emerging Consensus on the role of through Houses
government sector &Government Zoom CH: 1
Failures Class meetings Joseph Stiglitz Covered
 Mixed Economy
in all
 Pakistan’s experience of Mixed
Houses
Economy
 Achieving Balance between the Public
and Private Sectors
Positive Economic Analysis & Normative Self study CH: 1 Covered
Economic Analysis Joseph Stiglitz in all
Houses
5- Lecture
 Public Sector Economics and the Global Discussion Cases discussed
Economic Crisis
 Public Sector & COVID challanges through
Zoom
Class meetings
6-An overview of the Types of Government Reading Covered
Activity Lecture Material in all
Discussion Reference Houses
 What or Who Is the Government?
 Types of Government Activity through CH: 2
 Providing a Legal System Zoom Joseph Stiglitz
 Government Production Class meetings Jonathan Gruber
 Government’s Influence on Private
Production
 Government Purchases of Goods and
Services
 Government as Regulator
 Government Redistribution efforts
 Government Stablization efforts
Lecture Reading Covered
7-MEASURING SIZE OF PUBLIC Discussion Material in all
SECTOR/ PUBLIC FINANCE& THE BASIC Reference Houses
FACTS through
Zoom Annual budget of
 Gauging the Size of the Public Sector Class meetings Pakistan
 Overview of government expenditures +
 Growth in Expenditures and Their Economic Survey
Changing Composition in Pakistan of Pakistan
 Comparison of Expenditures across
Countries
8-GOVERNMENT REVENUES Lecture Reading Covered
Discussion Material in all
 Federal Taxation Reference Houses
 Comparison of Taxation across through Annual budget of
Countries Zoom Pakistan
 Deficit Financing Class meetings +
 Fiscal Defecit Economic Survey
of Pakistan
9-MARKET FAILURE APPROACH and Lecture Reading Covered
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION Discussion Material till 24th
 BOP crisis Reference Dec. 2020
 Public Debt issues and Government through CH: 4
handling Zoom Joseph Stiglitz
 Playing Tricks with the Data on Class meetings
Government Activities