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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
ME – SEMESTER III (NEW) – EXAMINATION – WINTER-2016
Subject Code: 2734804 Date:25/10/2016
Subject Name: Politics & Public Policy Planning
Time: 02:30 pm to 05:00 pm Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) Explain the emergence of state in the federal set up in context of India. 07
(b) Describe the concepts of government market and market by government. 07
Q.2 (a) Discuss with an example: Impact of a political decision on urban development. 07
(b) How the FSI changes results in the changes in land use? Explain with suitable 07
example.
OR
(b) Enlist various research methods in political sciences. Discuss any two in detail. 07
Q.3 (a) Discuss the contribution of Harold Lasswell in policy sciences. 07
(b) Differentiate between public and private goods. Also, briefly explain the quasi- 07
public goods.
OR
Q.3 (a) Enlist typologies of public policy. Discuss each with a suitable example. 07
(b) Prepare a note on: Nature of public policy. 07
Q.4 (a) Briefly explain the relationship of policy with decisions, goals, planning and 07
politics.
(b) With a diagrams, discuss the cycles in policy process in general and as a 07
system.
OR
Q.4 (a) Enlist various approaches/models of public policy formulation. Discuss any 07
three in detail.
(b) Discuss the conceptual framework for policy planning. 07
Q.5 (a) Define risk. Enlist types of risk with brief explanation. 07
(b) Prepare a note on Monte Carlo simulation. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Explain the role of Transparency, Accountability, Accessibility, and 07
participatory mechanisms in public policy management and delivery.
(b) Discuss the role of ICT in improving public services delivery with suitable 07
examples.

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