http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/366 A concise summary of a particular issue inclusive of policy options and recommendations 2026-06-23T20:35:08Z http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/1632 Title: Bureaucracy and Development: Insights and Reflections of a British Civil Servant Authors: Duncan, Graham Abstract: Institutions of civil service or public administration have a significant impact on a country’s development. The bureaucracy acts as the main facilitator in implementing policies and ensuring that public service delivery occurs in a smooth and effective fashion. The bureaucracy’s primary responsibility also involves ensuring that as elected officials change, and governments transition from one political party to the next, governance structures remain stable, consistent and responsive to public needs. In essence, the civil service must therefore ensure that its functionality is built on principles of people-centricity, efficiency and stability. Moreover, the bureaucracy must be innovative and dynamic—able to adapt to changing socio-political, environmental and technological changes. Description: The Centre for Public Policy and Governance is committed to promote and disseminate teaching and research on public policy that focus on citizen welfare, distributive justice and participative development, humane governance and consultative and transparent policy processes. The Centre aims to nurture a new generation of Pakistani scholars and policy analysts as well as contributing towards training and skill development of public officials and managers from Pakistan and abroad. To fulfil these objectives, the Centre actively pursues its activities in three key domains: • As an academic institution, it imparts quality education based on an innovative curriculum designed with domestic needs in mind. • As a policy think tank, it conducts applied and evidence-based research to inform the policy process. In addition, it organizes academic conferences, seminars & workshops for advocacy and raising awareness on public policy issues. • As a training institute, it devises and conducts short term skills oriented trainings for public sector professionals. 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/1631 Title: Street Vending: Secure Livelihoods and Sustainable Cities Authors: ul Haque, Raheem; Adil, Saba; Tehseen, Fareeha; Raza, Hassan Syed; Qamar, Kamal Ud Din; Asghar, Waheed; Rashid, Waqas Abstract: The informal economy of which street vending is an important component carries immense significance due to its 68% share in the urban workforce of the country. Street vendors provide an important service to city dwellers through the provision of economical goods at convenient places. However, the administration views them negatively, associates them with encroachments and considers vending as an illegal practice. This is due to insufficiencies in the existing regulatory framework which requires changes in order to provide secure livelihoods, decent work and improved income equality in Lahore. This study interviewed concerned government officials and 145 street vendors of Lahore to explore institutional and professional challenges faced by vendors and officials. Our results indicate that poor sanitation, unhygienic workplace conditions, inconsistent market conditions, bribery and illicit practices of extortion and lastly lack of spatial arrangements adversely impact street vendors. To counter these, this policy brief recommends giving street vending a legal status and regularizing it within the urban systems. We suggest that an optimal solution can be found through collective deliberations of stakeholders to devise registration and licensing mechanisms of vendors while accommodating them in designated vending zones in the city. Description: This Policy Brief is a result of a course module designed by the Centre for Public Policy and Governance in collaboration with the Civil Services Academy, Pakistan Administrative Services (PAS), for the 3rd Specialized Component of the 32nd Mid Career Management Course. The aim of the module was to provide the officers with an understanding of evidence-based policy making through a practical approach to data collection, analysis, policy critique and research writing. Each Policy Brief highlights a particular development challenge under the theme of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provides policy recommendations in the form of actionable solutions that reflect the experiences of CPPG Faculty and the PAS officers. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/1629 Title: Good Health and Well Being: Achieving Sustainable Development Through Adaptive Public Healthcare Policies Authors: Shahid, Saba; ul Haq, Ikram; Awan, Asma; Kalbani, Mehwish Abstract: Sustainable Development Goal 3 has been designed to achieve good health and wellbeing at a global level. Central to that objective is the need to ensure populations around the world have access to quality healthcare services, both geographically and financially. Universal healthcare delivery is therefore essential to the world’s progress; disease anywhere in the world can threaten public health everywhere. This phenomenon was clearly seen during the recent Covid-19 pandemic. While in Pakistan, the pandemic’s impact has been relatively less disastrous in terms of human lives lost than in countries such as the UK, Italy and the US, it has revealed serious loopholes in the health sector and the domino impact poor health can have on other developmental sectors such as education, the labor market and the overall economy of a country. Moreover, the pandemic has revealed the inevitability of investing in a health system that is cross-sectoral and is based on rigorous data collection and analysis tools. Description: This Policy Brief is a result of a course module designed by the Centre for Public Policy and Governance in collaboration with the Civil Services Academy, Pakistan Administrative Services (PAS), for the 3rd Specialized Component of the 32nd Mid Career Management Course. The aim of the module was to provide the officers with an understanding of evidence-based policy making through a practical approach to data collection, analysis, policy critique and research writing. Each Policy Brief highlights a particular development challenge under the theme of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provides policy recommendations in the form of actionable solutions that reflect the experiences of CPPG Faculty and the PAS officers. 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://digitalrepository.fccollege.edu.pk/handle/123456789/1628 Title: Sustainability of Lahore: How can the city meet its SDG 11 targets? Authors: Chaudhry, Rabia; Mehmood, Shahid; Hameed, Ra’ana; Mahmood, Adnan; Abbas, Zameer; Khan, Qaiser Abstract: As a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Pakistan is under an obligation to meet the prescribed targets. It therefore needs to create a policy framework that allows envisioning, adopting, and implementing concrete measures in pursuit of the commitments. This policy brief concentrates on the capacity of the city of Lahore to meet the targets proposed by SDG 11 on making the city “inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” (SDG Tracker 2022). It highlights how disproportionate population growth in Lahore, which is principally driven by migration, is hindering the city’s ability to meet and deliver on its obligations. Using SDG 11 as the corner stone, it will propose ways to manage unwarranted population migration growth to the city. Description: This Policy Brief is a result of a course module designed by the Centre for Public Policy and Governance in collaboration with the Civil Services Academy, Pakistan Administrative Services (PAS), for the 3rd Specialized Component of the 32nd Mid Career Management Course. The aim of the module was to provide the officers with an understanding of evidence-based policy making through a practical approach to data collection, analysis, policy critique and research writing. Each Policy Brief highlights a particular development challenge under the theme of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provides policy recommendations in the form of actionable solutions that reflect the experiences of CPPG Faculty and the PAS officers. 2022-09-06T00:00:00Z