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Unit 29: Role of Bureaucracy and Delivery Mechanism in Implementation of Economic Policies

(f) Special resources must be allocated to the projects; Notes
(g) Selection of personnel engaged in the improvement work must be of high quality;
(h) Training and development of the members of the organisation;
(i) In large projects, pilot studies or the implementation of the new organisational structures are
often needed; and
(j) Participation and involvement of management in the organisations affected by possible changes
are of great importance;

(k) Improvement work must be based on the concept of the organisation as a socio-technical system;
(l) Planning of improvement projects in terms of activities, time and resources.
(m) Orientation improvement towards implementation and change;
(n) Both centralised and decentralised though coordinated programmes needed;
(o) Work programme for improvement should be formalised as an obligation;
(p) The project organisation should be flexible.
The following aspects must be kept in mind to promote administrative reforms in our country :
1. Explore alternatives to direct public provision, which might provide more cost-effective policy
results;
2. In terms of efficiency and effectiveness, and service quality, a closer focus on results;

3. Highly centralised hierarchical organisational structures to be replaced with decentralised
management environments;
4. To provide greater flexibility in the deployment of staff;
5. Strategic capacities at the centre to be strengthened to steer Government to respond to external
changes and diverse interests;
6. Accountability and transparency through results;
7. Mechanisms to improve performance;
8. Incentives to improve performance.
Self -Assessment
1. Choose the correct options:

(i) The first president to actually win passage of the first deregulation act was
(a) Bill Clinton (b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Gerald R. Ford. (d) Richard M. Nixon.
(e) John F. Kennedy.
(ii) Which of the following industries faced near collapse after deregulation?
(a) railroads (b) trucking
(c) commercial airlines (d) savings and loan
(e) all of the above
(iii) The chief responsibility for the development and implementation of monetary policy lies
with the

(a) Congress. (b) president.
(c) Commerce Department. (d) Federal Reserve Board.
(e) Treasury Department.

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