Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET December 2023 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): Assertion (A): Contracting out and public-private partnerships are now part of the reality of public services and decision-making in many countries.
Reason (R): Reason (R): There is a divorce between the complex reality of decision-making associated with governance and the normative codes used to explain and justify government.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both A and R are true and R explains A, so the answer is option A.
Explanation
★Both A and R are true and R explains A, so the answer is option A.
★Many governments have indeed adopted contracting out and public-private partnerships to deliver public services.
★This move brings private-sector efficiency and innovation into public operations, so the assertion is true.
★The reason is also true: modern governance is more complex than the older normative codes built to describe pure bureaucratic government.
★That gap between messy governance reality and the traditional models is precisely what pushed states to seek new tools.
★Because the inadequacy of the old codes drove the turn to partnerships and contracting out, the reason explains the assertion.
★Hence both statements are true and R is the correct explanation of A, giving option A.
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