http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).07
10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).07
Published : Sep 2018
Government Sector Performance of Pakistan, South Asia and 34 OED Countries-International Policy Issues in the Contemporary World
The paper focuses on the various aspects especially as globally accepted fact is that social and key economic indicators are influenced by the government activities. Public Sector Performance and efficiency reflect government priorities. The paper evaluates the public sector performance of Pakistan by calculating the Public Sector Performance Index based on seven indicators and these seven indicators are further classified into two broad groups. Many international studies have carried out the performance evaluation of public sectors of industrialized countries missing the public sector performance of Pakistan with other countries. With the aim, Public Sector Performance of Pakistan was compared with countries of South Asia and some developed countries. The research analyzes the public sector performance indicators of countries to calculate the overall performance. The paper aims to compare public sector performance of Pakistan with South Asian Countries and members of Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which currently includes 34 Countries.
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(1) Muhammad Zia Ur Rehman
Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Management Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Ahsan Rafiq
Research Scholar, Department of Leadership and Management Sciences, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Waseem Ishaque
Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Rehman, M. Z. U., Rafiq, A., & Ishaque, W. (2018). Government Sector Performance of Pakistan, South Asia and 34 OED Countries-International Policy Issues in the Contemporary World. Global Social Sciences Review, III(III), 94-129. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).07
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CHICAGO : Rehman, Muhammad Zia Ur, Ahsan Rafiq, and Waseem Ishaque. 2018. "Government Sector Performance of Pakistan, South Asia and 34 OED Countries-International Policy Issues in the Contemporary World." Global Social Sciences Review, III (III): 94-129 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).07
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HARVARD : REHMAN, M. Z. U., RAFIQ, A. & ISHAQUE, W. 2018. Government Sector Performance of Pakistan, South Asia and 34 OED Countries-International Policy Issues in the Contemporary World. Global Social Sciences Review, III, 94-129.
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MHRA : Rehman, Muhammad Zia Ur, Ahsan Rafiq, and Waseem Ishaque. 2018. "Government Sector Performance of Pakistan, South Asia and 34 OED Countries-International Policy Issues in the Contemporary World." Global Social Sciences Review, III: 94-129
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MLA : Rehman, Muhammad Zia Ur, Ahsan Rafiq, and Waseem Ishaque. "Government Sector Performance of Pakistan, South Asia and 34 OED Countries-International Policy Issues in the Contemporary World." Global Social Sciences Review, III.III (2018): 94-129 Print.
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OXFORD : Rehman, Muhammad Zia Ur, Rafiq, Ahsan, and Ishaque, Waseem (2018), "Government Sector Performance of Pakistan, South Asia and 34 OED Countries-International Policy Issues in the Contemporary World", Global Social Sciences Review, III (III), 94-129
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TURABIAN : Rehman, Muhammad Zia Ur, Ahsan Rafiq, and Waseem Ishaque. "Government Sector Performance of Pakistan, South Asia and 34 OED Countries-International Policy Issues in the Contemporary World." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. III (2018): 94-129. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).07