The objective of offering academic programs in Public Management and Development and Policy is to impart cutting-edge knowledge to students and to equip them with managerial, analytical, and leadership skills critical to revolutionize the public and development sectors of Pakistan.
CBS has seven minor courses in the undergraduate program at LUMS available for university-wide enrolment. More are being developed by SDSB faculty.
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This course is designed to introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of public policy. By necessity this course is a survey of topics related to policymaking and analysis, including: the policymaking process, power in public policy, official and unofficial actors in the policy process, and the dominant theories of policy analysis. Read more.
This course introduces future pursuers of careers in the Public Administration to things they would need to understand in order to become successful at their new jobs. In addition to learning how Government organizations are created and operated, they will also observe how public administration practices compare and contrast across different sectors. Read more.
This course introduces undergraduate students to key social policy issues in Pakistan. It covers a wide range of topics, including poverty, social exclusion, social safety nets, education, health, food security, demography and housing. Read more.
This course explores the dynamic relationship between women and public policy. It will begin by developing a social justice based framework for understanding how women affect and are affected by policy action and inaction. Read more.
This course is directed at students interested in Nonprofit Organizations, i.e. NGOs that are funded by local or foreign individual or institutional donors, and Voluntary Organizations, i.e. NGOs that are formed by the local communities to help themselves out. Read more.
The course is designed for students who have preferably been exposed to various key areas of the public management policy framework. After looking at some of the foundational aspects of the policy framework and implementation regime, it underlines the need for reforms to meet the multiple challenges of service delivery on a sustainable basis. Read more.
This course is a critical exploration of Pakistan's priorities and choices in the agriculture sector during the past six decades. It puts farming communities at the center of analysis and examines policy choices and dilemmas as they affect people's everyday lives. Read more.
This course aims to develop an understanding of the e-government landscape. Topics covered include governance and government, e-governance and the e-government strategy, e-government architectures and frameworks, technology infrastructure, and more.
COURSE OVERVIEW |
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WEEK/ LECTURE/ MODULE |
TOPICS |
REQUIRED READINGS |
SUGGESTED READING |
Module I |
Economic Survey of Pakistan |
Economic Survey of Pakistan and Executive summary |
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Lecture 3-4 |
Fiscal Functions: |
Executive summary of Economic Survey of Pakistan |
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Lecture 5-6 |
Fiscal Institutions |
Chapter 3 : Public Finance in theory and Practice by |
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Lecture 7-8
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Concept of Public Financial Management
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Chapter 10 :Introduction to government finance page no 337- 408 |
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Lecture 9-10 |
Resource Mobilization: Provincial Decentralization |
Chapter 11: Public Finance 1 resource mobilization and the structure of taxation |
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Lecture 11-12 |
Fiscal Deficit
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Chapter 11: Public Finance 2 Pakistan’s fiscal deficit – mother of all ills Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 |
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Lecture 13-14 |
Public Sector Development Programme 2014-2015 |
To be declared later in class |
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Lecture 15 |
Social Safety Net |
Chapter 15: social safety nets |
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Module II Lecture 16 |
Public Budget and Budget making |
Economic survey 2013-2014, |
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Lecture 17 |
Budget making process
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Chapter 2: budget |
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Lecture 18-19 |
Discussion on budget 2014-2015 |
Economic survey of Pakistan |
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Lecture 20-21 |
Finance ,Accounts and Audit Organization |
Chapter 3: Audit page 65-72 |
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Lecture 22 |
PAC: its report and working |
Chapter 2: budget |
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Lecture 23 |
Quiz |
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Lecture 24 |
New interventions
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MTBF: Concepts and Basics |
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Module III |
Regulatory framework of Government of Pakistan |
Regulatory Framework of Pakistan by A.R Kemal |
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Lecture 26 |
State Bank of Pakistan |
State Bank of Pakistan Ordinance |
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Lecture 27-28 |
Presentations |
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TEXTBOOK(S)/SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS |
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Economic Survey of Pakistan |
MGMT 345‐ Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Education |Spring Semester 2017 |
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MGMT 365‐ Urban Planning and Management | Fall Semester 2017
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MGMT 462‐ Modern Thought in Social Policy | Spring Semester 2018
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We are currently developing a four-year Major in Public Management. Click here to view a list of tentative courses that we are considering.
Read MoreBelow is a tentative list of courses to be offered in the Public Management major:
Core Courses
Elective Courses Categories
CBS is working towards offering a Master’s in Public Policy and Management by 2018-19
Read MoreThe Need
While the government sector is the largest job provider in Pakistan, there is a considerable lack of quality development and policy education in the country. Offering programs in this area gives CBS a chance to bridge this educational gap and at the same time advance its mission to impact the practice of development and policy.
Unique Placement
LUMS as a higher education institution has earned an international reputation for its programs and is well-positioned to host CBS given all the public and development sector expertise it has gained via the ASP-LUMS project. The Center, therefore, is uniquely placed to offer a Master’s program in Public Policy and Management (MPPM).
Target Audience
The Master's program will be aimed at fresh graduates, mid-career professionals, and civil servants.