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

• It is known that development administration could not achieve much in developing countries Notes
because of the fact that the same personnel with the old administrative apparatus are
implementing development programmes in their respective countries.
• In the implementation of economic policies many breaucratic problems are faced. For instance,
mounting corrupt practices by public officials caused by the poor remuneration of public officials
and their concomitant low self-motivation; culture of secrecy in public service; weak enforcement
of laws and regulations; high degree of centralised decision-making; weak instruments of control
and accountability; low level of compensation; politicisation of service delivery systems; the
supremacy of the executive; inefficient public employment system; inter-cadre rivalry; lack of
favourable conditions for women;
• Gradually, the process of consultation with the participation of citizens in decision-making
would become more pronounced in order to ensure accountability. The civil servants and
politicians need to adopt clearly defined ethical standards. This all can be achieved through an
innovative use of information technology.
• Today, good governance is an important agenda of Government which has taken measures to
make administration accountable, responsive and transparent.
• Now, the Government must possess the certain qualities to ensure implementation of economic
policy efficiently in the society.
• For implementing economic policies, officials must make use of knowledge generated in higher
seats of learning as has been stressed by the Planning Commission in its report “India as
Knowledge Superpower :
• Phenomenal changes have occurred at a fast rate in the field of science and technology as well
as in external environment during the last few decades.
• However, it is too often not prepared for are the overwhelming managerial problems involved
in the implementation of these technologies.
• According to a United Nations Report, management improvement comprised the planning,
implementation and evaluation of various measures conducive to the increase of effectiveness
and efficiency in the organisation.
• Selection of personnel engaged in the improvement work must be of high quality;
Explore alternatives to direct public provision, which might provide more cost-effective policy
results;
29.4 Key-Words

1. Bureaucracy : A bureaucracy is a group of specifically non-elected officials within a
government or other institution that implements the rules, laws, ideas,
and functions of their institution; in other words, a government
administrative unit that carries out the decisions of the legislature or
democratically-elected representation of a state.
The term "bureaucracy" was created from the French word bureau, meaning
desk or office, and the meaning rule or political power.
2. Good Governance : Good governance is an indeterminate term used in international
development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public
affairs and manage public resources in order to guarantee the realization
of human rights. Governance describes "the process of decision-making
and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented)".
The term governance can apply to corporate, international, national, local
governance or to the interactions between other sectors of society.

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