Question 2(a)Analyse your understanding with the help of illustrationsGS4GS1
One of the critical areas of governance is developing policies for managing public health emergencies such as COVID. While tackling such health emergencies, the government may take measures that involve the abridgment of liberty on the part of the citizens. Analyse your understanding with the help of illustrations how values should guide the government's public health policy making. (Answer in 150 words) 10 Marks
Introduction
Governance equally the task of developing policies is always challenging one as it demand the balance between ensuring public welfare without compromising on personal liberty.
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Main Body
Recently as seen during COVID pandemic, government had to take stringent measure like nationwide lockdown so to ensure protection of lives & livelihood.
Ethical principle that should guide the government's public health policymaking is:
1Citizen participation & Inclusivism - Citizen must have valid in decision making through multistakeholder approach of policy making
2Transparency - the information regarding the policy must be freely available & directly audible to those who will be affected by it
3Efficiency & Effectiveness - the problem of the institution that the policy proposes should module result that must the need of the society making best use of revenue
4Accountability - the government at every stage of policy formulation & then implementation must remain allowable to legislator & people at local
5Efficiency & Effectiveness - the problem of the institution that the policy proposes should module result that must the need of the society making best use of revenue
6Accountability - the government at every stage of policy formulation & then implementation must remain allowable to legislator & people at local
5Rule of law - all groups regardless of their social status must be considered equal before law
6Impartiality - the policy must be prepared within reasonable timeframe without unnecessary delay or interruption therefore following the principle of good governance as provided by UN alongside solidification of ethical standard by all state-holder not just government but Ethical governance
239 words4 paragraphs
- Mentions concrete example (COVID pandemic and lockdown)
- Identifies multiple ethical principles (participation, transparency, accountability)
- Attempts to link ethics with policy-making
Topper
Sachin
Subject & Paper
GS4GS1
Topic
Ethics and Governance
Public Health Policy and Ethics
Liberty vs Public Welfare
Writing Stats
264
Total words
4
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analytical
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