Wisdom lies in knowing what to reckon with and what to overlook. An officer being engrossed with the periphery, ignoring the core issues before him, is no rare in the bureaucracy. Do you agree that such preoccupation of an administrator leads to travesty of justice to the cause of effective service delivery and good governance? Critically evaluate. What do you understand by term ‘good governance’? How far
What the examiner wants
For Good Governance, critically evaluate in sequence: first, Wisdom lies in knowing what to reckon with and what to overlook. An officer being engrossed with the periphery,…; then, Critically evaluate. What do you understand by term ‘good governance’. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.
Demand-wise check
- 1Wisdom lies in knowing what to reckon with and what to overlook. An officer being engrossed with the periphery, ignoring the core issues before him, is no rare in the bureaucracy. Do you agree that such…≈55 words
- 2Critically evaluate. What do you understand by term ‘good governance’?≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Over-writing ‘Wisdom lies in knowing what to reckon with and what to overlook. An officer being…’ while reducing ‘Critically evaluate. What do you understand by term ‘good governance’’ to a token paragraph
- Giving only one side on Good Governance; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment
Value addition
- Good Governance: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Verified value additions
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