Buss 348:Business And Government Question Paper
Buss 348:Business And Government
Course:Business Administration
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2010
FACULTY : BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES
DEPARTMENT : BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS Answer Question ONE (compulsory) and any Other TWO Questions
Question 1
a) Privatization is a process of transferring ownership of a business from the public sector to the private sector. Discuss FIVE strategies that the Government has adopted for privatization in Kenya. (10marks)
b) Discuss FOUR different options for improving management of the public Sector in Kenya. (8 marks)
c) Explain THREE ways in which Governments can attempt to increase the provision of merit goods. (6marks)
d) There are a number of reasons why Government failure may occur. Discuss THREE ways through which government failure occurs. (6 marks)
Question 2
a) The Government has a wide range of policies that it could use to bring about an efficient allocation of resources where externalities exist. Discuss FIVE ways in which the Government can achieve this. (10 marks) b) Explain FIVE ways through which the private sector can be involved in the provision of services in Kenya (10 marks)
Question 3
a) Opponents of privatization regard it as undesirable to transfer state –owned assets into private hands. Give reasons to justify this statement (10marks)
b) Discuss the economic prescriptions for dealing with environmental problems (10marks)
Question 4
a) Governments are able to use a number of different policies to attempt to correct the market failure caused by monopolies. Discuss SEVEN ways through which this can be achieved (14marks) b) Discuss the role of Government in influencing business (6marks)
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