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Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
MURP 1st Year 1st Term Examination, 2019.
URP 6211
(Urban Governance and Public Administration)
Full Marks: 150 Time: 4.0 hrs
N.B. i) Figures in the right margin indicate full marks.
ii) Answer any Six questions including Question no. 7.
1. (a) What is governance? What is the difference between the concept of governance and government?
(05) (b) What is the new role of state in the neo-liberal form of governance? How do you
understand the rise of civil society?
(09) (c) In developing country like Bangladesh, how do you understand the role of civil society?
What is the nexus between the NGOs and Civil Society?
(09) (d) Why is good governance in the forefront of social development? (02) 2. (a) Define ‘crony capitalism’. Explain the nexus between public interest and private interest
in crony capitalism.
(10) (b) What are the major principles of bureaucracy? Explain the Weberian model of
bureaucracy.
(05) (c) Equal treatment of customers is a cornerstone of bureaucracy. Do you think this brings
equal satisfaction? Explain the methods of a customer focused model of bureaucracy.
(05) (d) What is “total quality” focus? Organizations that are product driven, without a significant
customer service component, can adopt a “total quality” focus. Explain.
(05)
3. (a) Apparently, developmental authoritative regimes world-wide are being considered as an acceptable approach for the developing world. Explain with examples your understanding about the definition and types of authoritative regimes.
(10)
(b) With reference to authoritative regimes’ distribution, make a breakdown and survival of different authoritarian regimes.
(10)
(c) “Multiparty-ism breeds democracy”- explain. (05)
4. (a) What is Global Studies? What is globalization? What are the impacts of globalization on public administration?
(09) (b) “Bangladesh is a battleground for the two biggest economies: India and China” – explain.
How this tension can undermine the democratic process of Bangladesh.
(07) (c) How is Bangladesh as an emerging economy trying to influence political process of other
developing countries? Explain with examples.
(09)
5. (a) What is “just”? Does inclusion of rights in the national constitution ensures a just society?
–explain.
(10) (b) How long does it take to penetrate universalism in the national level? Explain how the
confluence of localism, universalism and globalization has created a complex societal practice in Bangladesh.
(08)
(c) The language of social rights goes through a vernacularization process that transforms depending on contexts and is shaped by local politics. Explain with reference to a case of Bangladesh.
(07)
6. (a) What is political correctness? How in the name of political correctness, the world is losing its diversity in norms, culture, identity and citizenship?
(12) (b) Worldwide public administration has a tendency to converge into a singular
form/process, e.g., e-governance. Is this an outcome of the globalization process?
Explain.
(09)
(c) Explain the advantage and disadvantage of this global governance system. (04) 7. (a) With reference to Khulna City Corporation and Khulna Development Authority, mention
the major problems of Governance and Public Administration in Khulna city?
(07) (b) What is the difference in the role of the Police and Community Police? “Community
policing is an endeavor to democratize public administration” – explain.
(10) (c) How has the community policing become a “rule by the privileged few”? What is your
suggesting to democratize the urban local public administration?
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