Splicing Theoretical and Bureaucratic Perspectives on Public Policy Practices in Pakistan through Iterative Analysis

Abstract

The paper revolves around public policy practices in Pakistan and attempts to uncover issues of public policy as faced by policymakers during their administrative occupancies. The issues covered spin around policy formulation and implementation, performance management, policy evaluation mechanisms, and capacity building. Qualitative methodology, as necessitated by nature of study, has been carried out, employing iterative analysis technique to semi-structured interviews of a purposive sample to produce an amalgam having elements of both collected data and relevant theories. The results reflect the opinion of the respondents situated in contextual theories to propose synchronized policy measures.